Vinyl pressings
by The Electric Prunes · 1967
Underground 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.
22 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
I 30683 RS-6262-A 1-A oRunout side A, variant 1
I S 30684 RS-6262-B 1-A oRunout side B, variant 1
S \ 30683 RS-6262-A 1-A o A3Runout side A, variant 2
S \ 30684- RS-6262-B 1-A o A1Runout side B, variant 2
10683 1C R 6262 A C3 P oRun out, side A / etched [except C3 & P]
10684 1C R 6262 B A1 P oRun out, side B / etched [except A1 & P]
10,683Label, side A
10,684Label, side B
30683 RS 6262 A 1DSide 1, Variant 1
30684 RS 6262-B 1DSide 2, Variant 1
30683 RS-6262-A 1-A o ASide 1, Variant 2
30684-RS-6262-B 1-A o ASide 2, Variant 2
30683 RS 6262A 1C T T 2Runout side A, variant 1
30684 - RS - 6262-B 1-B 2 T T ARunout side B, variant 1
30683 RS6262 A 1B A6 T TRunout side A, variant 2
30684-RS-6262-B 1B 2 A TRunout side B, variant 2
10683 1B R 6262 A | R4Runout etching side A
10684 1B R 6262 B | C1Runout etching side B
TRunout stamp both sides
10683 1A R-6262 A oRunout etching side A
10684 1A R-6262 B oRunout etching 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records RS - 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records R 6262 / Reprise Records 6262First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6262 / Reprise Records 6262First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 6262 / Reprise Records RS 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6262 / Reprise Records RS-6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Greece | Reprise Records RS 0305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Philippines | Reprise Records R6262 / Mareco, Inc. R6262First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Reprise Records R.6262 / Reprise Records R 6262First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6262First yearLP, Mono, Album, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Mono, Album, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Reprise Records RS 6262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6262 / Reprise Records RS 6262First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6262 / Reprise Records 6262First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Reprise Records RS 6262 / Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2007 | US | Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records RS-6262LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2607 / Reprise Records MOVLP2607LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR090LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR090LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label RS 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6262 / Reprise Records 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records 6262 / Reprise Records R-6262LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6262 / Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6262 / Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Underground are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS-6262, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-6262, R 6262, RS 6262, RS - 6262) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I 30683 RS-6262-A 1-A o and I S 30684 RS-6262-B 1-A o. 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.
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