Vinyl pressings
by The Association · 1968
Six Man Band 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.
17 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
L-16653-1C p 1A-Side Runout Etching; variant 1
K-16277-1C p 1B-Side Runout Etching; variant 1
L-16653-1A pA-Side Runout Etching; variant 2
K-16277-1A pB-Side Runout Etching; variant 2
L-16653-1C SSSide A etching
K-16277-1B SSSSide B etching
L 16653Side A label
K 16277Side B label
L-16653-1E TIIA-Side Runout
K-16277-1E TIB-Side Runout
L16653A-Side Label
K16277B-Side Label
L 16653Label A
K 16277Label B
L-16653-1C SSSDeadwax A
K-16277-1B SDeadwax B
WB 7229A-1ΔG I KT ESide A, runout (KT E etched)
WB 7229B-1ΔG I KT CSide B, runout (KT C etched)
WB.7229-ASide A, label
WB.7229-BSide B, label
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 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WCS 35.009First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV. 5107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 7229First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7229First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BR-2124First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-2124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7229First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Six Man Band are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7229.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7229, WB 7229, WCS 35.009, WV. 5107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-16653-1C p 1 and K-16277-1C p 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.
