Vinyl pressings
by The Music Explosion · 1967
We Gotta Go Home / Hearts And Flowers 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.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
U5KM-1651-1 BG RC A1 Dom RSide A etched runout
U5KM-1652-1 A1 RSide B etched runout
U5KM-1651Side A label marix
U5KM-1652Side B label matrix
U5KM-1651-1 BGRC A2 Dom [sign] RSide A, etched & stamped
U5KM-1652-1 AC RSide B, etched & stamped
U5KM-1651Label Side A
U5KM-1652Label Side B
U5KM-1651-1 A2 DomRunout A, etched
U5KM-1652-1Runout B,, etched
BG RC RRunout A, stamped
AC RRunout B, stamped
U5KM-1651-BGR ◠ Dom MR △68494Runout Side A
U5KM-1652 NR △68494-XRunout Side B
U5km-1651Label Side A
U5km-1652Label Side B
U5KM-1651Label Side A
U5KM-1652Label Side B
U5km-1651Side A Label
U5km-1652Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Laurie Records L-3414XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1229First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records LR 3414First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records LR 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records LR 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Disques Vogue INT. 80110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records LR 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Laurie Records LR 3414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Ariola 19 830 AT7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of We Gotta Go Home / Hearts And Flowers are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, France, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Laurie Records LR 3414, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LR 3414, 3414, INT. 80110, FK-2044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U5KM-1651-1 BG RC A1 Dom R and U5KM-1652-1 A1 R. 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.
