Vinyl pressings
by The Grass Roots · 1969
Heaven Knows 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
D-01367 MR △78393Run-out Side A, etched (MR circled stamp)
D-01367 MR △78393-XRun-out Side B, etched (MR circled stamp)
(45-01367)Label Side A
(45-01368)Label Side B
01367 LWA runout
01368B runout
01368 LWA-side runout
01367 LWB-side runout
AMP 45-01367A-side label
AMP 45-01368B-side label
01367 crRunout, side A, etched
0136 T -3Runout, side B, etched
AMP 45-01367A-side label
AMP 45-01368B-side label
01367 LW SRCA runout
01368 LW SRCB runout
01367 LW SRCRunout, side A, etched
01368 LW SRCRunout, side B, etched
45-01367 SPA-side label
45-01368 SPB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8963First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8963First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill D-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Stateside QSS 1163 / Stateside 3C 006-90754 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stateside 5c006-90754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Singapore | Stateside CSS-3046First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Stateside 1 J-006-90.754 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Sweden | Stateside 4E 006-90754 MFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4217 / ABC Records 45-D-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill 45-4217 / ABC Records 45-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill D-4217 / ABC Records D-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4217 / ABC Records 45-D-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill 45-4217 / ABC Records 45-4217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Egypt | Stateside 70412367", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Columbia 1C 006-90 754 M / Columbia Stateside 1C 006-90 754 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Stateside HR-24167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Heaven Knows are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4217, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4217, 45-D-4217, 45-4217, SS 8033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-01367 MR △78393 and D-01367 MR △78393-X. 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.
