Vinyl pressings
by The Sonics · 1965
Here Are The Sonics!!! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year. 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.
ET-LP-024-A △7950Side A runout (Variant 1)
MR 024 B △7950XSide B runout (Variant 1)
ET-LP-024-A MR △7950Side A runout (Variant 2)
MR 024 B △7950XSide B runout (Variant 2)
ET-LP-024-A (illegible stamp) △ 7950etched, Side A runout
(Illegible stamp) 024 B △ 7950Xetched, Side B runout
ET-LP-024-Blabel, Side B
ET-LP-024-Alabel, Side A
[MR logo] S-024 A △ 7949Runout A-side
[MR logo] S-024 B △ 7949 XRunout B-side
ET-LPS-024-ALabel A-side
ET-LPS-024-BLabel B-side
ET-LP-024-A △7950Side A Etched
024B △7950 XSide B Etched
Side A: ET-LP-024-A △7950
Side B: 024 B △7950 X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LPS-024 / Etiquette Records LPS-024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024/LP-024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LPS-024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024 / Etiquette Records LP-024First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LPS-024First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024 / Etiquette Records LP-024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024 / Etiquette Records LP-024First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Etiquette Records ET-LP-024 / Etiquette Records LP-024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Etiquette Records ETALB 024 / Etiquette Records ET-LP-024LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1984 | US | Etiquette Records ETLP 024 / Etiquette Records ETALB 024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Etiquette Records S-024LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | France | Fan Club 421329LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Norton Records NW 903LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1998 | US | Norton Records NW 903LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1998 | US | Norton Records NW 903LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Etiquette Records HIQLP 065 / Big Beat Records HIQLP 065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Fan Club FC 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Etiquette Records HIQLP 065 / Big Beat Records HIQLP 065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of Here Are The Sonics!!! are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Etiquette Records ET-LP-024, released May 3, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ET-LP-024, ET-LPS-024, ET-LP-024/LP-024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ET-LP-024-A △7950 and MR 024 B △7950X. 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.
