Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1968
Blackberry Way 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.
19 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7XCAR 6955 -1 GP KTRunout A-side variant 1
7XCAR 6849 - 2 GP KTRunout B-side variant 1
7XCAR 6955 - 2Runout A-side variant 2
7XCAR 6849 - 3Runout B-side variant 2
7XCAR 6955 - 1 A KTSide A - runout variant 1
7XCAR 6849 - 2 P KTSide B - runout variant 1
7XCAR 6955 - 2 ML KT 4Side A - runout variant 2
7XCAR 6849 - 3 OM KT 1Side B - runout variant 2
7XCAR 6955 -1A-side
7XCAR 6849 - 2B-side
MX29499A side
MX29500B side
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 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2772First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 59254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 254 / Polydor 59254First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 254 / Polydor 59254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Regal GR 111First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | Regal GR 111First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1968 | Ireland | Regal Zonophone RZ.3015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Regal Zonophone RZL 5First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1328First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2772First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Stateside PSS 1012First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Singapore | Regal Zonophone RZ 3015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Stateside SSL 412First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Turkey | Regal Zonophone RZT 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 3015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nigeria | Stateside SS (N) 1157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Blackberry Way are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3015, released November 28, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3015, 1020, FK-2772, 59254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6955 -1 GP KT and 7XCAR 6849 - 2 GP KT. 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.
