Vinyl pressings
by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas · 1964
From A Window 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.
18 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 12 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 17716-1NRunout side A, variant 1
7XCE 17696-1NRunout side B, variant 1
7XCE 17716-1N AO KT 4Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE 17696-1N RA KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7XCE 17216 45Label Side A
7XCE 17696 45Label Side B
7XCE17716 7AXPA754A Side: Printed on label and etched in runout.
7XCE17696 7AXPA755B Side: Printed on label and etched in runout.
7XCE17716 7AXPA754A Side: Printed on label and etched in runout.
7XCE17696 7AXPA755B Side: Printed on label and etched in runout.
7XCE 17216Label Side A
7XCE 17696Label Side B
7XCE 17716Label Side A
7XCE 17696Label 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 | Parlophone A8120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A8120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Parlophone 45-R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I) 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1160First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Parlophone R 5156First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Parlophone R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of From A Window are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5156, released July 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5156, A8120, 72175, 45-R 5156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17716-1N and 7XCE 17696-1N. 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.
