Vinyl pressings
by Spirit · 1969
Clear 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.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
o AA Z12-44016-1 l S B5A side runout, variant 1
o AA Z12-44016-2 l SB side runout, variant 1
o AA Z12-44016-1 ƧA side runout, variant 2
o AA Z12-44016-2 \ ƧB side runout, variant 2
º AB Z12 44016-1 \ T A1A Side, etched, o stamped, var 1
º AB Z12-44016-2 I T D3B Side, etched, o stamped, var 1
º AB Z12 44016-1 \ T A11A Side, etched, o stamped, var 2
º AB Z12-44016-2 I TB Side, etched, o stamped, var 2
º BB- Z 12 -44016-1Runout stamped A side
º AA- Z 12 -44016-2Runout stamped B side
TXRunout etched both side
o BA Z12-44016-1 PA Side Runout, stamped, variant 1
P o AC Z12-44016-2B Side Runout, stamped, variant 1
o BC- Z 12-44016 -1 P C 3A Side Runout, stamped, variant 2
o AA- Z 12 -44016-2 1 TX P A 3B Side Runout, stamped [1 TX etched], variant 2
SBPG 63729 A2 D 8Side A, stamped
SBPG 63729 B1 A 10Side B, stamped
SBPG 63729 A2Runout A side, variant 1
SBPG 63729 B1Runout B side, variant 1
SBPG 63729 A2 Λ BRunout A side, variant 2
SBPG 63729-B1 C ΛRunout B side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP-233749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia ELS 356 / Columbia ELS-356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia ELS-356First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63729First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63729 / CBS 63729First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473710 / CBS (ZI2 44016)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DAS 2049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63729 / CBS S 63729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63729 / CBS S 63729First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records Z12 44016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records Z12 44016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records Z12 44016 / Ode Records Z1Z 44016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records Z12 44016LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records Z12 44016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-873LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 268LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5082LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Yellow Label SPV 266901 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS S 63729LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 63729LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Ode Records Z1Z 44016 / Ode Records Z12 44016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sundazed Music LP 5082 / Sony Music P 52348LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sundazed Music LP 5082LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
24 vinyl pressings of Clear are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ode Records Z12 44016, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Z12 44016, 63729, SBP-233749, ELS 356) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o AA Z12-44016-1 l S B5 and o AA Z12-44016-2 l S. 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.
