Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1973
Good Vibrations was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
SPC-3269-A (3) PTP 2059-1ASide A runout, variant 1
SPC-3269-B SMSide B runout, variant 1
SPC-3269-A (cc) PTP 2059-1ASide A runout, variant 2
SPC-3269-B SM PTP 2059-2Side B runout, variant 2
SPC-3269-A PTP 2059-1A (J)Side A Runout etched
SPC-3269-B PTP 2059-1BSide B Runout etched
SPC-3269-A ESS-1552-A RTHSide A Runout etched
SPC-3269-B ESS-1552-B RTHSide B Runout etched
SPC-3269-A (cc) PTP 2059-1ARunout side A
SPC-3269-B SM PTP 2059-1BRunout side B
SPC-3269-ALabel side A
SPC-3269-BLabel side B
SPC-3269-ASide A Runout etched
SPC-3269-B SMSide B Runout etched
SPC-3269-ASide A Label
SPC-3269-BSide B Label
SPC-3269-ASide A Runout Etched
SPC-3269-B SMSide B Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick PTP-2059-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269 / Pickwick/33 Records PTP 2059-1First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Compilation, Misprint |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | USA & Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC 3269-ALP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of Good Vibrations are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3269.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC-3269, PTP-2059-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPC-3269-A (3) PTP 2059-1A and SPC-3269-B SM. 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.
