Vinyl pressings
by The Hombres · 1967
Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) 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.
5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
FTS-3036 SIDE-1 MGS 1252 [s-shaped block stamp]Runout, side A
FTS-3036 SIDE-2 MGS 1253 [s-shaped block stamp]Runout, side B
[s-shaped block stamp] FT 3036 SIDe1 MG1252 11A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] FT 3036 SIDe 2 MG 1253 21B-Side Runout Etching
FTS-3036 SIDE-1 MGS-1252Runout A
FTS-3036 SIDE-2 MGS-1253Runout B
MGS 1252Label A
MGS 1253Label B
FTS-3036 SIDE-1 MGS-1252Runout side A, etched
FTS-3036 SIDE-2 MGS-1253 PPRunout side B, etched
FTS 3036 A (MGS 1252)Label side A
FTS 3036 B (MGS 1253)Label side B
FT-3036-S-2 MG-1252Side A etched runout
FT-3036-S-2 MG-1253Side B etched runout
MG 1252Label A
MG 1253Label 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 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3036 / Verve Forecast FT / FTS-3036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3036 / Verve Forecast FTS 3036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT 3036First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3036 / Verve Forecast FTS 3036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3036 / Verve Forecast FT 3036First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Verve Forecast FTS-3036LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Verve Forecast FT 3036LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS-3036 / Verve Forecast FTS-3036LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Verve Forecast FT-3036 / Verve Forecast FT 3036LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Verve Records FTS-3036LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Forecast FT 3036LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Verve Forecast FT 3036LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Verve Forecast FTS-3036, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS-3036, FT 3036, FT-3036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FTS-3036 SIDE-1 MGS 1252 [s-shaped block stamp] and FTS-3036 SIDE-2 MGS 1253 [s-shaped block stamp]. 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.
