Vinyl pressings
by The Lettermen · 1968
Goin' Out Of My Head was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ST-1-2865-A-5• 3 ✲Side A Runout, Variant 1
ST-2-2865-B-6• 1 ✲Side B Runout, Variant 1
ST-1-2865-A-5: 2 1 *Side A Runout, Variant 2
ST-2-2865-A-5• 1 ✲Side B Runout, Variant 2
ST-1-2865-A1A
ST-2-2865-B2B
T-1-2865-F1Side 1
T-2-2865-F1Side 2
ST-1-2865-A-5•Side A Runout Etched
3 ✲Side A Runout Stamped
ST-2-2865-B-6•Side B Runout Etched
1 ✲Side B Runout Stamped
ST 1 2865 B8 #2 0Side A etched (Variant 1)
ST 2 2865 B8 0Side B etched (Variant 1)
ST 1 2865 H7 #2 0Side A etched (Variant 2)
ST 2 2865 B8 #2 0Side B etched (Variant 2)
ST1-2865-W2 IAMSide A Runout Etched
ST2-2865-W4 IAMSide B Runout Etched
ST1-2865Side A Label
ST2-2865Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Capitol Records T-2865First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC 9691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2865First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2865First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8493First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Capitol Records NKC 40038First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records T-2865First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records T 2865First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records T-2865First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2865LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-11970LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2865 / Capitol Records ST 2865LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Goin' Out Of My Head are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2865.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2865, T-2865, ST-8-2865, ST 2865) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2865-A-5• 3 ✲ and ST-2-2865-B-6• 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.
