Vinyl pressings
by The Ventures · 1969
Underground Fire 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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 8059 SIDE 1-1A Ⓡ 0 B 2 PRunout side A, etched, except O, 2, P
LST 8059 SIDE 2-1A Ⓡ 0 A 2 P 2Runout side B, etched, except O, 2, P
LST 8059 SIDE1 1+ A1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
LST 8059 SIDE2 1+ A2Runout side B, etched, variant 2
LST-8059 - 1Runout, side A
LST-8059 • 2Runout, side B
LST-8059-1Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 1
LST-8059-2Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 1
LST-8059-1-(2) 11Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 2
LST-8059-2-(2) 11Runout Side A, Etched, Variant 2
LST 8059 SIDE 1-1A Ⓡ 0 B 3 |Side A runout etched, except 0
LST 8059 SIDE 2-1A Ⓡ 0 B 3 ||Side B runout etched, except 0
LST-8059 - 1 114Runout, side A, Variant 1
LST-8059 • 2 114Runout, side B, Variant 1
LST-8059 - 1 114 10-23-68Runout, side A, Variant 2
LST-8059 • 2 114 10-25-68Runout, side B, Variant 2
LST 8059 SIDE 1 1 + I B4Side A, runout
LST 8059 SIDE 2 1 - I A2Side B, runout
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 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-933 143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Liberty SLYL 933143 / Liberty SLYL-933,143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Liberty LST-8059 / Liberty LST. 8059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Liberty LST 8059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Denmark | Liberty LST-8059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 193 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Liberty LP-8600First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Mexico | Liberty LST-8059 / Musart LRP-2059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL 933143 / Liberty SLYL-933143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Liberty LYC 1126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2263LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | UK | Liberty LBS 83193 / Liberty LBS 83193 EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Liberty LBL 83 193 EFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-8059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty LST-8059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Liberty LST-8059LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records SUAL-933143LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of Underground Fire are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty LST-8059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-8059, LBS 83193, LBL 83 193 E, SLYL-933 143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST 8059 SIDE 1-1A Ⓡ 0 B 2 P and LST 8059 SIDE 2-1A Ⓡ 0 A 2 P 2. 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.
