Vinyl pressings
by The Association · 1967
Insight Out 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.
40 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 15 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.
9247A Side Label
9248B Side Label
º 9247 1E W-1696 B PA Side Etch exc º, ᴘ stamps
º 9248 1E W-1696 B PB Side Etch exc º, ᴘ stamps
s-39247-2s I
s-39248-1s I 1 2
0 9247 1A W-1696A A7Variant 1: A-Side etch, exc "0"
0 9248 1B W-1696B A5Variant 1: B-Side etch, exc "0"
9247A-Side Label
9248B-Side Label
9247 1C W-1696BSide A runout; etched
9248 1D W-1696B AIIISide B runout; etched
(S39247)Side A label
(S39248)Side B label
39247 WS-1696A 1FSide A etched, variant 1
39248 WS-1696B 1ESide B etched, variant 1
WS 1696 A 1-K B2 P oSide A etched, exc. B2, ᴘ and o stamped, variant 2
WS 1696 B 1B 0 G o PSide B etched, exc. 0, o and ᴘ stamped, variant 2
I 39247 WS-1696 A 1G 3C PRunout A, variant 1
P o 1 39248 WS-1696 B 1B HRunout B, variant 1
P 39247 WS-1696 A o I 1E C4Runout A, variant 2
P o 39248 WS-1696-B I I-J A2Runout B, 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 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.711First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1696First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Brazil | Som Maior SMLP-1541 / Som Maior SM - 1541First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1696First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1696First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records W 1696First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Colombia | Valiant Records LPF 24-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | Warner Bros. Records CLPW. 1542 / Warner Bros. Records WS. 1696First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1696 / Warner Bros. Records WBS.1696First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | London Records TW 8342First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | London Records HAT 8342 / London Records HA-T.8342First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | London Records SHT 8342First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | UK | London Records HAT 8342LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1641LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 1696LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 081227937904 / Warner Bros. Records R1 1696LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696 / Warner Bros. Records 1696LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696 / Warner Bros. Records 1696LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1696 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1696 / Warner Bros. Records 1696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
61 vinyl pressings of Insight Out are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1696, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1696, WS 1696, 1696, HAT 8342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9247 and 9248. 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.
