Vinyl pressings
by Sly & The Family Stone · 1967
A Whole New Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
P o XSB-118939 1E / V 5Side A etched exc. P o V 5, stamped
P o XSB-118940 1D / B5Side B etched exc. P o B5, stamped
XSB 118939Side A label
XSB 118940Side B label
o XEM 118937 - 1B A2 I TSide 1 [etched]
o XEM 118938 - 1-C I A3 TSide 2 [etched]
2 1 XSB-118939 1A ƧSide A runout, etched, variant 1
2 1 XSB-118940 1A ƧSide B runout, etched, variant 1
1 0 XSB-118939 1A AB ƧSide A runout, etched, variant 2
1 XSB-118940 1A 0Side B runout, etched, variant 2
XEM - 118937 1-D I O pSide 1 [etched]
XEM - 118938 1-E \ O pSide 2 [etched]
p OSide 1 & Side 2 (stamped)
T o XSB-118939 1BSide A etched T, 1B
T o XSB-118940 1BSide B etched T, 1B
T o XSB 118939 1BSide A label
T o XSB 118940, 1BSide B label
P o XEM-118937 1-D I B 2Side A runout, variant 1
P o XEM-118938 1-E B 1Side B runout, variant 1
P o XEM-118937 1-D I C2Side A runout, variant 2
P o XEM-118938 1-E A2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Epic LN 24324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24324First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic BN 26324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Epic Stereorama EPLS 3598LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Epic BN 26324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Europe | Epic BN 26324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Epic BN 30335LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Philippines | Epic E 30335LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | South Africa | Date DAS 2086 / Date DAS.2086LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30335LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30335LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30335LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Epic BN 26324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Japan | Epic EPIA 53011LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Epic EPIA 53011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | US | Sundazed Music SD 5143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Epic 88843060701JK1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1430LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic E 30335LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of A Whole New Thing are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Epic BN 26324, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26324, LN 24324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o XSB-118939 1E / V 5 and P o XSB-118940 1D / B5. 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.
