Vinyl pressings
by Arne Jansen · 1972
Meisjes Met Rode Haren was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 2 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.
5c 006-24498A//HM 16 867-2-x-8Runout side A, etched
5c 006-24498B//HM 16 868-1-x-8Runout side B, etched
5C 006-24498-ALabel side A
5C 006-24498-BLabel side B
5C 006-24498A//HM 16 867-2-X-8Runout side A, variant 1
5C 006-24498B//HM 16 868-2-X-8Runout side B, variant 1
5C 006-24498A//HM 16 867-2-X-8 14 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
5C 006-24498B//HM 16 868-2-X-8 25 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
5c 006-24498A//HM 16 867-2-x-8Runout side A, etched
5c 006-24498B//HM 16 868-1-x-8Runout side B, etched
5C 006-24498-ALabel side A
5C 006-24498-BLabel side B
5C006-24498A//HM6867-1-X-8 2 1Runout side A
5C006-24498B//HM6868-1-X-8 3 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Belgium | Imperial 4 C006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24 498 / Imperial 5C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 006-267127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Netherlands | Telstar PRVS 20100417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Meisjes Met Rode Haren are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1972 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, Belgium. One of them is Imperial 5C 006-24498.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-24498, 5C 006-24 498, 4C 006-24498, 4 C006-24498) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5c 006-24498A//HM 16 867-2-x-8 and 5c 006-24498B//HM 16 868-1-x-8. 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.
