Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Neal · 1967
Goin' To A Happening 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.
1 pressing came out in 1967, 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.
P 5024-A Bell Sound ARPSide A, Etched, Variant 1
P 5024-B Bell Sound ARPSide B, Etched, Variant 1
P 5024-ASide A, Etched, Variant 2
P 5024-BSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | Pameline PAM-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Vocalion V-L.92907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Vocalion V-L.92907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Vocalion V-L.92907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Vocalion V-L.92907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Vault V-9387", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Vault V-9387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Vault V-9387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vocalion VL-92907", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Pameline PAM 2007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Goin' To A Happening are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Pameline PAM-100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAM-100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 5024-A Bell Sound ARP and P 5024-B Bell Sound ARP. 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.
