Vinyl pressings
by The Fugs · 1968
It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
30789 RS6305A-1E o1 B1 PSide A runout, variant 1
30790 RS 6305 B 1-E 1 A 4 P oSide B runout, variant 1
30789 RS 6305A -1E A 3 o PSide A runout, variant 2
30790 RS-6305-B 1-E oSide B runout, variant 2
T o 30789 RS 6305A -1C A3Side A runout, variant 1
T o 30790 RS 6305 B -1C A2Side B runout, variant 1
T o 30789 RS 6305A -1BSide A runout, variant 2
T o 30790 RS 6305 B -1B lSide B runout, variant 2
S l 30789 RS6305A-1A o A4Side A runout, variant 1
S l 30790 RS 6305 B -1A o A1Side B runout, variant 1
S l 30789 RS6305A-1A o A6Side A runout, variant 2
S l 30790 RS 6305 B -1A o A4Side B runout, variant 2
I 30789 RS6305 A -1A o A5SIDE A
I 30790 RS6305 B -1A o ASIDE B
STRA 181 A1Runout stamp side A
TRA 181 B1Runout stamp side B
30789 RS6305A-1ASide A runout, variant 1
30790 RS 6305 B -1ASide B runout, variant 1
30789 RS6305-1A oSide A runout, variant 2
30790 RS 6305 B -1A oSide B runout, variant 2
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 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6305 / Reprise Records 6305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records CRV 6095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED 181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6305 / Reprise Records RS 6305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6305.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6305, RS 6305, TRA 181, CRV 6095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30789 RS6305A-1E o1 B1 P and 30790 RS 6305 B 1-E 1 A 4 P 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.
