Vinyl pressings
by Adam Faith · 1964
It's Alright was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
7XCE 17581-1N KTStamped runout, side A variant 1
7XCE 17821-1N M KT 2Stamped runout, side B variant 1
7XCE 17581-1N T KT 1Stamped runout, side A variant 2
7XCE 17821-1N GDG KT 3Stamped runout, side B variant 2
6219 - BA-side runout
6220B-side runout
6219 - BA-side runout
6220 BB-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 72First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR 1218 / Odeon OR-1218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Amy 913First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Amy 913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Amy 913First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Amy 913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone R 5138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Parlophone A-81417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 51387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 51387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 3187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of It's Alright are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5138, released May 22, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5138, 913, A-8141, 72205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17581-1N KT and 7XCE 17821-1N M KT 2. 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.
