Vinyl pressings
by Tower Of Power · 1970
East Bay Grease was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-SF-702015 E AT/GP (MR) △16517Side A runout, etched, variant 1
ST-SF-702016 E AT/GP (MR) △16517-XSide B runout, etched, variant 1
ST-SF-702015 E (MR) AT/GP △16517 ( 1 A )Side A runout, etched, variant 2
ST-SF-702016 E (MR) AT/GP △16517-X ( 1 B )Side B runout, etched, variant 2
ST-SF-702015-B-1-1 AT ⍺ʙ WA Side Etch Variant
ST-SF-702016-D 11-1 AT ⍺ʙ WB Side Etch Variant
ST-SF-702015RIA Side Label
ST-SF-702016RIB Side Label
ST-SF-702015-A AT ⍺ʙ W(Variation 1) A Side Etch
ST-SF-702015-D 11-1 AT ⍺ʙ W(Variation 1) B Side Etch
ST-SF-702015-A AT ⍺ʙ W(Variation 2) A Side Etch
ST-SF-702016-A AT PR ⍺ʙ W(Variation 2) B Side Etch
ST-SF-702015-AA MO (MR) AT △15249 aB WSide A Runout, Etched
ST-SF-702016-AA MO (MR) AT △15249-X aB WSide B Runout, Etched
ST-SF-702015-MOSide A Label
ST-SF-702016-MOSide B Label
ST-SF-702015-A AT aB WA side runout
ST-SF-702016-A AT aB WB side runout
ST-SF-702015RIA side Label
ST-SF-702016RIB side Label
SF-13479-A AT DK WSide A Runout, Etched
SF-13480-A W AT DKSide B Runout, Etched
SF-13479 PRSide A Label
SF-13480 PRSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records 204First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 204First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 204LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8480ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8480ALP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2897 / Atlantic MOVLP2897LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Atlantic 2064LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of East Bay Grease are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is San Francisco Records SD 204.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 204, 204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SF-702015 E AT/GP (MR) △16517 and ST-SF-702016 E AT/GP (MR) △16517-X. 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.
