Vinyl pressings
by The Collectors · 1969
Grass And Wild Strawberries was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
o 39449 WS 1774 A -/CRunout side A, variant 1
o 39450 WS 1774 B -/C 2Runout side B, variant 1
P o 39449 WS 1774 A -1C. A 3Runout side A, variant 2
P o 39450 WS 1774 B -1C. A 1Runout side B, variant 2
S 39449 WS 1774 A RE-1 -1A 0 A1Etched runout A side
S 39450 WS 1774 B RE-1 -1A 0 A1Etched runout B side
T o 39449 WS 1774 A - 1A A3Runout side A, etched, o stamped
T o 39449 WS 1774 B - 1A A1Runout side B, etched, o stamped
S39449Label side A
S39450Label side B
o S 1 39449 WS 1774 A -1B o A3Side 1
S 39450 WS 1774 B A -1B o A3Side 2
AcR-39449 WS 1774 A -113A-Side Runout, Etched
AcR-39450 WS 1774 B -113B-Side Runout, Etched
S39449A-Side Label
S39450B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Netherlands | Midi MID 26024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1774LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Grass And Wild Strawberries are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1774.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1774, WBS 1774) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o 39449 WS 1774 A -/C and o 39450 WS 1774 B -/C 2. 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.
