Vinyl pressings
by The Ventures · 1969
Swamp Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 13 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.
LST-8062-1Side A, etched, variant 1
LST-8062-B ReSide B, etched, variant 1
1 LST-8062-1 11 WSide A, etched, variant 2
X LST-8062-B-Re WSide B, etched, variant 2
LST-8062-1 Re1 114 CHRunout A
LST-8062-2-Re 2 114 CHRunout B
LST-8062-A-2 A1F RRunout side A, etched
LST-8062-B-2 A1A RRunout side B, etched
LST 8062 ALabel side A
LST 8062 BLabel side B
LST-8062-1 114 10-14-69 AudioMatrixSide A runout
LST-8062-Re-2 114 AudioMatrixRunout B
LBS 83289 A ▽ 1 420 11 4Side 1 (stamped)
LBS 83289 2Y ✶ 1 420 11 2Side 2 (stamped)
LST-8062-1 Re1 114 CHRunout A etched [Var 1]
LST-8062-2-Re 2 114 CHRunout B etched [Var 1]
LST-8062-1 114 10-14-69Runout A etched [Var 2]
LST-8062-RE-2 114Runout B etched [Var 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Liberty 5099 / 6099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-933626First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Liberty LST-8062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Colombia | Liberty E-304017 / Codiscos Internacional E-304017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 289 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | India | United Artists Records LST. 8062 / United Artists Records LST-8062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Liberty LP-9516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | Liberty Records, Inc. LST-8062 / Musart LRP-2062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-933626First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Liberty LYC 1164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Taiwan | Swan Records SW-2089 DeluxeLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1969 | UK | Liberty LBS 83289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-8062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-8062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-8062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Liberty FLP-35078LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1023LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LST-8062LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Swamp Rock are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Liberty LST-8062.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-8062, LBS 83289, 5099 / 6099, SLYL-933626) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST-8062-1 and LST-8062-B Re. 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.
