Vinyl pressings
by The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
Purple Haze 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.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
604001 A//1Stamped A runout, variant 1
604001 B//1Stamped B runout, variant 1
604001 A//1 1 1 9Stamped A runout, variant 2
604001 B//1 1 1 1 1Stamped B runout, variant 2
604001 A//1 113Stamped A Runout
604001 B//1 111Stamped B Runout
604001 ALabel A
604001 BLabel B
604001 A//1 1 1 8Stamped A runout,
6004001 B//1 1 1Stamped B runout,
604001 ALabel A
604001 BLabel B
604001 A 1
604001 B 1
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 | Argentina | Polydor 25200First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-59092First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060824 / Barclay BLY 060824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Barclay 060824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor * 59 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | International Polydor Production 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Polydor NH 59072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Polydor NH 590727", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1967 | Norway | Polydor 59072First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Polydor 59072First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor DPQ 6912 / Polydor DPQ69127", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Polydor 2141 2767", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Polydor PZ33 / Polydor 871 459-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Polydor PO 33 / Polydor 871 458-77", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Experience Hendrix 6040017", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Sundazed Music S 282 / Experience Hendrix S 2827", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 2019 | US | Experience Hendrix S282 / Legacy S2827", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Polydor DP-15597", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Polydor DP-1559 / Polydor DP 15597", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
38 vinyl pressings of Purple Haze are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Argentina, Australia, France and more. One of them is Track Record 604001, released March 17, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 604001, 25200, NH-59092, 060824) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 604001 A//1 and 604001 B//1. 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.
