Vinyl pressings
by 1910 Fruitgum Company · 1967
Simon Says 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.
15 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
5045-1B PSide A runout, variant 1
BUD-5046-1D PSide B runout, variant 1
P 5045-1B 1Side A runout, variant 4
P 5046-1A 1Side A runout, variant 4
5045-1BSide A runout, etched
BUD-5046-1D PSide B runout, stamped
P o 5045-1GRunout side A
P o 5046-1GRunout side B
BUD 5045Label side A
BUD 5046Label side B
7N 25447A-1 △T 1 KT DCSide A runout
7N 25447B-1 △T 1 KT DOSide B runout
7N.25447-ASide A label
7N.25447-BSide B label
7N 25447A-1 ΔT 1 KT ORunout side A
7N 25447B-1 ΔT 1 KT CRunout side B
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 | Hong Kong | Anchor Record KNK 1016 / Anchor Record KNK-1016First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Kenya | Pye Records 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Singapore | Pye Records 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25447First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Buddah Records BDA-24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Buddah Records BDA-24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Buddah Records BDA-24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Buddah Records 6PP-10267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Radio Active Gold RD-27", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Argentina | Kama Sutra BDA-247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Buddah Records YK-21-DA7" | 7" |
| ? | Lebanon | Buddah Records 201 0077", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Rhodesia | Buddah Records PD.96147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Buddah Records 2015507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD 27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD 27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD 27", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
64 vinyl pressings of Simon Says are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1967 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Hong Kong, Ireland and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA-24, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA-24, 7N.25447, KNK 1016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5045-1B P and BUD-5046-1D P. 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.
