Vinyl pressings
by The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1970
Starportrait Jimi Hendrix 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.
2 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
00 2486 022 = 2 S1 ℗1967 L70 ♢VA side stamped
00 2486 022 S2 ℗1967 K70 ♢VB side stamped
00 2486 023 S1 ℗1967 K70 ♢VC side stamped
00 2486 023 S2 ℗1967 K70 ♢VD side stamped
00 2486 022 = 2 S1Disc 1: A-Side run-out, stamped
00 2486 022 S2Disc 1: B-Side run-out, stamped
00 2486 023 S1Disc 2: A-Side run-out, stamped
00 2486 023 S2Disc 2: B-Side run-out, 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 | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Box Set |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2672 002First yearLP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Repress, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Repress, Box Set |
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 2672 002First yearLP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1971 | Italy | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Polydor 2672 002LP, Box Set, Compilation | LP, Box Set, Compilation |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Polydor 7.202-2LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Australia | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Australia | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Polydor 30.092LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Polydor 2672002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1975 | South Africa | Polydor 2675 008LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2672 002LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Peru | Polydor 2675 008LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
17 vinyl pressings of Starportrait Jimi Hendrix are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, Spain. One of them is Polydor 2672 002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2672 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 00 2486 022 = 2 S1 ℗1967 L70 ♢V and 00 2486 022 S2 ℗1967 K70 ♢V. 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.
