Vinyl pressings
by Screamin' Jay Hawkins · 1969
...What That Is! was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
PHS600319A- M3 MRRunout side A, var 1
PHS600319B- M2 MRRunout side B, var 1
PHS600319A- M3 11-1 MRRunout side A, var 2
PHS600319B- M2 11-1 MRRunout side B, var 2
PHS600319A- M3Runout side A, stamped
PHS600319B- M2Runout side B, stamped
MRRunout both sides, etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Philips 852 151 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Mercury SMX-7114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Mercury SMCL 20178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS 600-319 / Philips PHS-600-319First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS 600-319 / Philips PHS-600-319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Philips 6336 079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unknown | Barnyard BAR-331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Elemental Music 700109LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Third Man Records TMR-663LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Third Man Records TMR-663 / MercuryLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of ...What That Is! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Philips PHS 600-319, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHS 600-319, SMCL 20178, 852 151 BY, SMX-7114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHS600319A- M3 MR and PHS600319B- M2 MR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
