Vinyl pressings
by Strawberry Alarm Clock · 1968
Wake Up...It's Tomorrow was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
T-3 1048 1A-side runout etching variant 1
UA 1049 T-10 1B-side runout etching variant 1
T-2 US 1048A-side runout etching variant 2
US 1049 T-7B-side runout etching variant 2
US 1048 T-5-RE D-1 MR Δ11830Side A runout etched, variant 1
US 1049 T-5-RE D-1 MR Δ11830-XSide B runout etched, variant 1
US-1048 T-6-RE D-1 MR Δ11830Side A runout etched, variant 2
US-1049 T-6-RE D-1 MR Δ11830-XSide B runout etched, variant 2
T-1 US 1048Runout side A, variant 1
US 1049 T-7Runout side B, variant 1
T-2 US 1048Runout side A, variant 2
US 1049 T-8Runout side B, variant 2
T-4 US 1048Runout side A
T-3 US 1049Runout side B
US 1048Label side A
US 1049Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | UNI Records 73025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | UNI Records 73025 / Universal City Records 73025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | UNI Records 73025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | UNI Records 73025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Greece | MCA Records WEA 254873-1 / MCA Records 254873-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | MCA Records 254873-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5439 / Universal Music Special Markets B0017465-01LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5439 / Universal Music Special Markets B0017465-01LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label 73025LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 1171LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1691LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Wake Up...It's Tomorrow are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is UNI Records 73025, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-3 1048 1 and UA 1049 T-10 1. 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.
