Vinyl pressings
by The Seeds · 1966
Pushin' Too Hard was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
N-3165 HA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
N-3220 :. 1HB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
N.3166̶5 HA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
N-3220 I HB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
N.3165- 1A A1 HA-Side Runout Etching
N-3220-1 A1 HB-Side Runout Etching
N-3165A-Side Label
N-3220B-Side Label
N-3165
N-3220
N-3165A side
N-3220B side
N.3165 HA-side runout, stamped (variant 1)
N.3220 HB-side runout, etched (variant 1)
N.316 ̶ ̶̷̶6̶̷̶ 5 HA-side runout, stamped (variant 2)
N-3220 HB-side runout, etched (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Vocalion V-1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | GNP Crescendo GNP 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Vocalion V-N.9277First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Vocalion V-N.9277First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | UK | Vocalion V-N.9277First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 372xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 3727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 3727", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 3727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Pushin' Too Hard are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is GNP Crescendo GNP 372, released July 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GNP 372, GNP 372x, V-N.9277, V-1016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-3165 H and N-3220 :. 1H. 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.
