Vinyl pressings
by The Grass Roots · 1969
Leaving It All Behind 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
DS-50067-A 2 LWSide A Etched, Variant 1
DS-50067-B LWSide B Etched, Variant 1
DS-50067-A LWSide A Etched, Variant 2
DS-50067-B 2 LWSide B Etched, Variant 2
DS-50067-A △14136-x (2)Side 1 Etched: Variant 1
DS-50067-B △14136-x (2)Side 2 Etched: Variant 1
DS-50067-A △14136 (1)Side 1 Etched: Variant 2
DS-50067-B △14136-x (1)Side 2 Etched: Variant 2
DS-50067-A-1SSide A Etched
DS-50067-B-1SSide B Etched
DS-50067-A 2 LW TSMSide A Etched, Variant 1
DS-50067-B LW TSMSide B Etched, Variant 1
DS-50067-A (MR) △14136 (2)Runout Side 1
DS-50067-B (MR) △14136-X (4)Runout Side 2
ASCAP
SSL 5012 A-1A side runout
SSL 5012 B-1B side runout
SSL5012-AA side label
SSL5012-BB 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 SOSL 5012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2 C062-90862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1C 062-90862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM.6094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50067 / Dunhill SKAO-91793LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50067 / ABC Records DS 50067First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-953LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS 50067 / ABC Records DS 50067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Stateside SSL 5012 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 90862LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Odeon DS-50067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5241 / World Record Club S-5241LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Stateside SJSL 5070LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dunhill DS-50067 / Dunhill DS 50067LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Leaving It All Behind are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Dunhill DS-50067, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-50067, DS 50067, SOSL 5012, 2 C062-90862) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-50067-A 2 LW and DS-50067-B LW. 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.
