Vinyl pressings
by The Greatest Show On Earth · 1970
The Going's Easy 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.
8 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SHVL 783 A-1 GSide A, runout, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 783 B-1 GSide B, runout, stamped, variant 1
SHVL 783 A-1G R 1Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 783 B-1G R 1Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
SHVL 783 A-1 Gside A, runout, stamped
SHVL 783 B-1 Gside B, runout, stamped
04 570 A-1Side A runout, stamped
04 570 B-1Side B runout, stamped
3C 062 04570 A 04570 ALabel side A
3C 062 04570 B 04570 BLabel side B
SHVL 783A//14.259-1/Y.Runout side A
SHVL 783B//14.260-1/Y.Runout 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 | Harvest SHVL-783First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Harvest SHVL 783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Harvest 1 C 062-04 570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Harvest 3C 062-04570 / Harvest 3C 062 04570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Harvest SHVL 783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Harvest SHVLJ(D) 783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Harvest SHVLJ(D) 783First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 783 / Harvest IE 062 ◦ 04570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-409LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 6009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | South Korea | Harvest SRML 6009 / Harvest SHVL 783LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harvest XHVL-1021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Harvest SHVL 783LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-04 570 / Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. 1C 062-04 570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Fame FAME (P) 38LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | EMI EMS 1045701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | EMI EMS 1045701LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label | LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label |
17 vinyl pressings of The Going's Easy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1970 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Harvest SHVL 783, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 783, SHVL-783, 1 C 062-04 570, 3C 062-04570) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 783 A-1 G and SHVL 783 B-1 G. 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.
