Vinyl pressings
by Tyrannosaurus Rex · 1968
One Inch Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
7XCAR 6846-1Side A Runout, Stamped At 6 O'clock
ISide A Runout Mother, Stamped At 9 O'clock
ASide A Runout Stamper, Stamped At 3 O'clock
7XCAR 6847-1Side B Runout, Stamped At 6 O'clock
7 XCAR 6846Side A
7 XCAR 6847Side B
7XCAR 6846 21 M3 261020Side A, runout, stamped
7XCAR 6847 21 M3 261021Side B, runout, stamped
00 059236 A ℗ 1968 J 8 ♢ ZSide A Runout stamped
00 059236 B ℗ 1968 J 8 ♢ ZSide B Runout stamped
59 236 ASide A Label
59 236 BSide B Label
11 10494-1Side A, runout
11 10495-1Side B, runout
7XCAR 6846Side A, label
7XCAR 6847Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP-1617First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1298First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Singapore | Regal Zonophone RZ-3011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Continental Records PD.9426First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 3011First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone RZ 3011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 601First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of One Inch Rock are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, France, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3011, released August 23, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3011, FSS 601, 59 236, DP-1617) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6846-1 and I. 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.
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