Vinyl pressings
by The Incredible String Band · 1970
I Looked Up 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.
14 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
2469 002 A▽1 11A-side runout, variant 1
2469 002 A B//2 1 11B-side runout, variant 1
2469 002 A▽1 11 2A-side runout, variant 2
2469 002 A B//2 11 2B-side runout, variant 2
EKS 74061 A-1 RE-1 CP STERLING LH A CRunout side A, variant 1
EKS 74061 B1 CP STERLING LH A B PRunout side B, variant 1
P EKS 74061 A RE-1 CP STERLING LH A 3Runout side A, variant 2
P EKS 74061 B CP A 3 STERLING LHRunout side B, variant 2
EKS 74061 A RE-1 CTH STERLING LH T ISide A runout
EKS 74061 B-1 CTH STERLING LH T ISide B runout
EKS-74061-ASide A Label
EKS-74061-BSide B Label
EKS 74061 A RE-3 MON ∆14624 ① RLSide 1 etched
EKS 74061 B MON ∆14624-X LW/RLSide 2 etched
MR (circled) STERLINGSide 1 stamped
MR (circled) STERLINGSide 2 stamped
T 1 EKS 74061 A RE-1 CTH STERLING JP/LHSide A variant 1, etched except STERLING
T 1 EKS 74061 B CTH LH STERLING RLSide B variant 1, etched except STERLING
T 1 EKS 74061 A-1 RE-1 CTH STERLING RL/L ASide A variant 2, etched except STERLING stamped
T 1 EKS 74061 B1 CTH STERLING LH B1Side B variant 2, etched except STERLING stamped
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 | Elektra EKS-74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Elektra EKS-74061 / Elektra EKS. 74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS-74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Elektra 2469 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra 74061First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS 74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Elektra EKS 74061 / Elektra EKS-74061LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 74061LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of I Looked Up are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 2469 002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2469 002, EKS 74061, EKS-74061, 74061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2469 002 A▽1 11 and 2469 002 A B//2 1 11. 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.
