UK
1970- Label and catalog number
- CBS SPR 39/40
- Format
- LP, Sampler
- Runout / matrix
SPR-39-A1Runout Side A, stamped
SPR-39-B1Runout Side B, stamped
SPR-40-A1Runout Side C, stamped
SPR-40-B1Runout Side D, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1970
Fill Your Head With Rock 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.
13 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SPR-39-A1Runout Side A, stamped
SPR-39-B1Runout Side B, stamped
SPR-40-A1Runout Side C, stamped
SPR-40-B1Runout Side D, stamped
SPR 39 A3 C 7Side A Runout variant 1
SPR-39 B1 D 7CSide B Runout variant 1
SSPR 40 A! 73Side C Runout variant 1
SPR 40 B2 Λ 7Side D Runout variant 1
SPR-39-A1A-side runout, variant 1
SPR-39-B1B-side runout, variant 1
SPR-40-A1C-side runout, variant 1
SPR-40-B1D-side runout, variant 1
SPR-39-A1 1 ASide A, stamped
SPR-39-B1 1 ASide B, stamped
SPR 40 A1 1 ASide C, stamped
SPR-40-B1 1 ASide D, stamped
SPR-39-A1 D 17Side A runout, stamped variant 1
SPR-39 B1 D 13Side B runout, stamped variant 1
SPR-40-A1 D 4Side C runout, stamped variant 1
SPR-40-B1 D 0Side D runout, stamped variant 1
SPR-39-A1Runout Side A, stamped
SPR-39-B1Runout Side B, stamped
SPR-40-A1Runout Side C, stamped
SPR-40-B1Runout Side D, stamped
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 | CBS S2BP 220055First yearLP, Sampler | LP, Sampler |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS SPR 39/40 / CBS SPR/39/40First yearLP, Sampler, Stereo | LP, Sampler, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473775First yearLP, Sampler | LP, Sampler |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Sampler | LP, Sampler |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Sampler, Stereo | LP, Sampler, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Album, Sampler, Stereo | LP, Album, Sampler, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | CBS GP 8/9First yearLP, Sampler | LP, Sampler |
| 1970 | UK | CBS SPR 39/40First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of Fill Your Head With Rock are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Australia, Europe, France and more. One of them is CBS SPR 39/40.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPR 39/40, GP 8/9, S2BP 220055, SBP 473775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPR-39-A1 and SPR-39-B1. 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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