Vinyl pressings
by The Doors · 1970
You Make Me Real / Roadhouse Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
EKM 45685 A CTH-1 T1Side A runout with '4' and '5' over other characters
EKM 45685 B CTH-2 T1Side B runout with 'B' over an 'A'
EKM-45685-ALabel side A
EKM-45685-BLabel side B
E̶K̶M̶ ̶4̶5̶6̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶ ̶S̶P̶ EKM-685 A SP 3-17-70 SRC AudioMatrixDeadwax side A
E̶K̶M̶ ̶4̶5̶6̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶ ̶S̶P̶ EKM 45- 685 B SP 3-17-70 SRC AudioMatrixDeadwax side B
EKM-45685-ALabel side A
EKM-45685-BLabel side B
EKM 45685 A MON-1 MR Δ80215Scribed in runout A, MR stamped
EKM 45685 B MON-3 MR XΔ80221Scribed in runout B, MR stamped
EKM-45685-ALabel A
EKM-45685-BLabel B
SRC E̶K̶M̶ ̶4̶5̶6̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶ ̶S̶P̶ EKM-685 A SP 3-17-70A-Side Runout Etching
SRC E̶K̶M̶ ̶4̶5̶6̶8̶5̶ ̶A̶ ̶S̶P̶ EKM 45- 685 B SP 3-17-70B-Side Runout Etching
EKM-45685-ALabel side A
EKM-45685-BLabel side B
EKM 45685 A MON-3 Δ80215etched, Side A
EKM 45685 B MON-3 Δ802121etched, Side B
circled (MR)stamped on both sides
2101 004 ALabel side A
2101 004 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Astor AP 1712First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Brazil | Epic 66073First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Elektra EKM 45685First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | Epic 45008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | Epic 45008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Metronome J 27056 / Metronome J 27 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Metronome J 27 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Elektra EKS 45685First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Elektra EK.45685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | Elektra TOS 700First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 5003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Elektra 2101 004First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKM-45685First year7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKM-45685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Sweden | Metronome J 27.056First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of You Make Me Real / Roadhouse Blues are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Sweden, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra EKM-45685.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKM-45685, 2101 004, J 27.056, AP 1712) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKM 45685 A CTH-1 T1 and EKM 45685 B CTH-2 T1. 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.
