Vinyl pressings
by Soul Survivors · 1967
Expressway To Your Heart 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.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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.
CR–1010A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. AudioMatrixA-side runout
CR–1010 A̶ B AudioMatrixB-side runout
CR-1010-AA-side label
CR-1010-BB-side label
CR-1010-A-3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE T11Side A
CR-1010-B -2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE T1111
CR-1010A Mastering By Frankford/Wayne Phila.Side A etched
CR-1010 B Mastering By Frankford/Wayne Phila.Side B etched
CR–1010ASide A label
CR–1010BSide B label
CR–1010A (MR) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. △68158 AudioMatrixRunout A
CR–1010 A̶ B (MR) △68158-X AudioMatrixRunout B
CR-1010-ALabel A
CR-1010-BLabel B
CR-1010-ALabel A
CR-1010-BLabel B
CR–1010AA-Side Runout Etching
CR–1010 A̶ BB-Side Runout Etching
Mastering By Frankford/Wayne Phila.Mastering Stamp (Side A)
AudioMatrixStamped, both sides.
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 | Australia | Stateside OSS-292First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Crimson Records CR-1010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Crimson Records CR-10107", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1967 | France | Stateside FSS 519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 634First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Stateside GSS 200First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2192First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Stateside LSS 615First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Stateside SS 2057First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2057First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Crimson Records CR-1010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Crimson Records CR-1010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Crimson Records CR-1010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Lost Nite Records LN-3317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Lost Nite Records LN-3317", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-3317", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables C-13037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables C-13037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables C-13037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables C-13037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-3317", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Expressway To Your Heart are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Crimson Records CR-1010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR-1010, SS 2057, SS2057, HSS 1226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR–1010A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. AudioMatrix and CR–1010 A̶ B AudioMatrix. 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.
