Vinyl pressings
by Steppenwolf · 1970
Who Needs Ya / Earschplittenloudenboomer was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 14 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.
01470-S (MR) ̶∆̶1̶5̶3̶4̶7̶ ∆82719Side A Runout
01471-S (MR) ̶∆̶1̶5̶3̶4̶7̶-̶X̶ ∆82719-XSide B Runout
45-01470-SSide A Label
45-01471-SSide B Label
01470-SA side runout etched
01471-SB side runout etched
AMP 45-01470-SA side label
AMP 45-01471-SB side label
01470-SSide A Etched
01471-SSide B Etched
AMP 45-01470-SLabel Side A
AMP 45-01471-SLabel Side B
01470-S [MR Logo] △15347Runout A
01470-S △15347-XRunout B
45-01470-SLabel A
45-01471-SLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 1368First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | Stateside OSS - 9302First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | Stateside OSS-9302First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor D-4261First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Denmark | ABC Records PRO 510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Finland | Probe PRO 510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-91 994 / Probe 1 C 006-91 994First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Stateside HR-2684First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Stateside HR-2684First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006-91994 / Stateside 5C 006-91 994First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2301First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Singapore | Stateside CSS-3087First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Stateside 1 J 006-91.994 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Stateside 4E 006-91994 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4261 / ABC Records 45-D-4261First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stateside 2C 006-91.9947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Stateside GSD 2487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Who Needs Ya / Earschplittenloudenboomer are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4261, released October 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4261, 45-D-4261, 45-4261, PRO 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01470-S (MR) ̶∆̶1̶5̶3̶4̶7̶ ∆82719 and 01471-S (MR) ̶∆̶1̶5̶3̶4̶7̶-̶X̶ ∆82719-X. 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.
