Vinyl pressings
by Betty Everett · 1964
Let It Be Me 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.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
64-4379 △53806A-side runout, etched, variant 1
64-4386 △53807B-side runout, etched, variant 1
64-4379 [MR logo] △53806A-side runout, etched, variant 2
64-4386 [MR logo] △53807B-side runout, etched, variant 2
64-4379 Ⓡ △53806Side A runout
64-4379Side A label
64-4386Side B label
64-4386 Ⓡ 6̶4̶ △53807
64-4379 △53806A side runout
64-4386 △53807B side runout
64-4379Label side A
64-4386Label side B
64-4379 [ARP] .̶̷6̶̷4̶̷ ∆53806Side A runout etched, except ARP stamped
64-4386 [ARP] ∆53807Side B runout etched, except ARP stamped
64-4379 △53806A-side runout
64-4386 △53807B-side runout
64-4386A-side label
64-4379B-side label
64-4379Label side A
64-4386Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Festival Records FK-722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJ-613XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Vee Jay Records JET-1479First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 270 128 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR-499First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 582First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 339First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 339First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 339First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-613First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 613First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 613First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 801First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-24447", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Collectables COL 14427", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | GRT GG 857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Vee Jay Records VJ 6137", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Jamaica | MCA Records7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2997", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Collectables C-14427", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-6137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-6137", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress |
| ? | US | Collectables C-14427", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 8017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2997", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2997", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 8017", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL-3037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2997", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Let It Be Me are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ-613.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ-613, VJ 613, VJ 801, SS 339) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64-4379 △53806 and 64-4386 △53807. 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.
