Vinyl pressings
by The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1966
Hey Joe was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
*P* 56139 A//1 2Run Out Groove - machine stamped Side A variant 1
56139 B//1 1 2 0Run Out Groove - machine stamped Side B variant 1
*P* 56139 A//1 1 1 1 7Run Out Groove - machine stamped Side A variant 2
56139 B//1 1 2 1Run Out Groove - machine stamped Side B variant 2
*P* 56139 A//1 4Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
56139 B//1 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1 & 2
*P* 56139 A//1 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
56139ASide A label
✲P✲ 56139 A//1 11Runout, Side A
56139 B//1 1 1 6Runout, Side B
56139 ALabel, Side A
56139 BLabel, Side B
*P* 56139 A//1 1Runout groove - machine stamped Side A
56139 B//1 1Runout groove - machine stamped Side B
56139 ALabel - side A
56139 BLabel - side B
XPX 56139 A//1
56139 B//1
*P* 56139 A//1 1Side A, runout, stamped
56139 B//1 1Side B, runout, stamped
56139ASide A, label
56139BSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Polydor 56139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Unknown | Polydor 590617", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-590917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Austria | Polydor 59 0617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 0607937", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 0607937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 0607937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 0607937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 061 / Polydor 590617", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Barclay 61.358 / Barclay 61 3587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | France | Barclay 61.3587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | France | Barclay 61.358 / Barclay 61 3587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | France | Barclay 61.3587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | Poster PressFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Barclay BE 135-30887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Polydor 2141 2757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Old Gold OG 94297", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France & Benelux | Polydor 879 082-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Classic Records, Inc. RTH-10077", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOV7016 / Legacy MOV70167", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Legacy 88765484807 / Experience Hendrix 88765484807S17", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-590917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Polydor DP-15737", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 561397", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label (Jimi Hendrix) 34Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label 34Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label 34Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label 34Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Poland | Not On Label 34Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 94297", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
56 vinyl pressings of Hey Joe are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1966 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK. One of them is Polydor 56139, released December 16, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, *P* 56139 A//1 2 and 56139 B//1 1 2 0. 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.
