Vinyl pressings
by The Marketts · 1963
Outer Limits was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
FX-13355 TIISide A runout, variant 1
FX-13356 TIISide B runout, variant 1
FX-13355 TIISide A runout, variant 2
FX-13356 TIIISide B runout, variant 2
FX-13355-1BRunout A, stamped, variant 1
F X-13356-1ARunout B, stamped, variant 1
FX-13355-1FRunout A, stamped, variant 2
F X-13356-1ARunout B, stamped, variant 2
FX-13355 HHHHRunout , Side A
FX-13356 HHRunout Side B
FX-13356 HHHSide B, etched (variant 1)
FX-13355 HHHHSide A, etched (variant 1)
FX-13355 HHSide A runout, variant 1
FX-13356 HHSide B runout, variant 1
FX-13355 HSide A runout, variant 2
FX-13356 HSide B runout, variant 2
FX-13355-1B .A side runout stamped
F X-13356-1AB side runout stamped
FX-13355 HHHHSide A runout, etched
FX-13356 HHHSide B runout, etched
FX13355Side A label
FX13356Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A-5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16 603 / Warner Bros. Records 16.6037", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Warner Bros. Records 53917", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 53917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Outer Limits are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5391, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5391, WB 120, A-5391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FX-13355 TII and FX-13356 TII. 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.
