Vinyl pressings
by Bill Deal & the Rondells · 1969
Nothing Succeeds Like Success was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
HES 3000A-5 [Bell Sound (MR)] △79740Runout, side A, etched
HES 3001B-5 [Bell Sound (MR)] △79740-XRunout, side B, etched
HES-3000ALabel side A
HES-3001BLabel side B
HES 3000A-4 Bell Sound MR△79740Runout side A
HES 3001B-5 Bell Sound MR△79740-XRunout side B
HES-3000ALabel side A
HES-3001BLabel side B
HES-3000ALabel Side A
HES-3001BLabel Side B
[s-shaped block stamp] HE 3000A-DJ-1A-Side Runout
[s-shaped block stamp] HE 3000A-DJ-2B-Side Runout
HE-3000A DJLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Heritage HE. 821XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | International Polydor Production NHH 2001 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Heritage HES-821First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Heritage HES-821First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Heritage HES-821First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Heritage HE-821 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Polydor NH-5391347", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001 0417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 20 01 0467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Polydor 2001 0417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Nothing Succeeds Like Success are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Greece. One of them is Heritage HES-821.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HES-821, HE-821 DJ, HE. 821X, NHH 2001 020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HES 3000A-5 [Bell Sound (MR)] △79740 and HES 3001B-5 [Bell Sound (MR)] △79740-X. 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.
