Vinyl pressings
by Aaron Neville · 1966
Tell It Like It Is / Why Worry was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
232-1845-3 X COSScribed in deadwax A side, variant 1
232-1846-2 COSScribed in deadwax B side, variant 1
232-1845-2 COS XScribed in deadwax A side, variant 2
232-1846-5 COSScribed in deadwax B side, variant 2
232-1845-1CSide A Runout
232-1846-1GSide B Runout
232-1845-1F 2Side A Runout, Stamped, Variant
232-1865-1ESide B Runout, Stamped, Variant
133-1845 [initals?] Nashville Matrix 86A runout
133-1846 [initals?] Nashville Matrix 86B runout
232-1845A label
232-1846B label
132-1845 Cos 86 Nashville MatrixA side runout
133-1846 Cos 86 Nashville MatrixB side runout
232-1845A side Label
232-1846B side Label
232-1845-3scribed in deadwax A side
232-1846-2scribed in deadwax B side
12-1845label A side
232-1846label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Trans-World No 1665First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia C4-2732First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Columbia CF 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Columbia CF 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Jamaica | Par Lo 101First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Jamaica | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Par Lo 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | Contempo-Raries CS.90097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Contempo-Raries CS 90097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 11251 / Stateside KR 4871/27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside SS 5847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside SS 40007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Soultown 5067", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Par Lo 1017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Head H-10497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Par Lo 1017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Tell It Like It Is / Why Worry are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, France, Jamaica. One of them is Par Lo 101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 101, No 1665, C4-2732, CF 109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 232-1845-3 X COS and 232-1846-2 COS. 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.
