Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1967
I Can Hear The Grass Grow 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.
30 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 17 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.
XDR-39965-TI-1C URunout side A, variant 1
XDR-39966-TI-1C U CRunout side B, variant 1
XDR-39965-T1-1C H 1Runout side A, variant 2
XDR-39966-T1-1C BC 1Runout side B, variant 2
XDR.39965Side A Label
XDR.39966Side B Label
XDR-39965-TI-IC GStamped runout side A
XDR-39966-TI-IC U CStamped runout side B
XDR 39965Label matrix side A
XDR.39966Label matrix side B
XDR-39965-TI-IC K 1Side A Runout
XDR-39966-TI-IC UC 1Side B Runout
XDR.39965Side A Label
XDR 39966Side B Label
XDR-39965-TI-ICStamped runout side A
XDR-39966-TI-ICStamped runout side B
XDR 39965Label matrix side A Upside down
XDR 39966Label matrix side B Upside down
XDR-39965-TI-ICLabel side A
XDR-39966-TI-ICLabel side B
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 | Australia | Deram DMA-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Deram DM. 8First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Deram DM.7506First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Deram DM 117 / Deram DM.117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Deram 18.006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Deram DM 117 / Deram DM. 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Deram DM 117 / Deram DM. 117First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Deram DM.117First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Greece | Deram DM. 1254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Hong Kong | Deram DM 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Deram DM 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Deram DM 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Deram DM. 117First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Deram DM 117First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Deram DM 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Deram DM. 87", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
31 vinyl pressings of I Can Hear The Grass Grow are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Deram DM 117, released March 31, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 117, DM.117, 45 DEM 7506, 45-7506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR-39965-TI-1C U and XDR-39966-TI-1C U C. 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.
