Vinyl pressings
by Brotherhood Of Man · 1976
My Sweet Rosalie was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
7N 45602 A-1 ♢XRunout, stamped, side A variant 1
7N 45602 B-1 ♢XRunout, stamped, side B variant 1
7N 45602 A-1 ♢X G 1Runout, stamped, side A variant 2
7N 45602 B-1 ♢X BRunout, stamped, side B variant 2
7N 45602 A-1 ♢XRunout, stamped, side A
7N 45602 B-1 ♢XRunout, stamped, side B
7N 45602 A-1 ♢XRunout side A stamped
7N 45602 B-1 ♢XRunout side B stamped
†7N 45602-A†Label side A
†7N 45602-B†Label side B
7N 45602 A-1 ◇XRunout side A
7N 45602 B-1 ◇XRunout side B
†7N 45602-A†Label side A
†7N 45602-B†Label side B
7N 45602 A 23676Runout A
7N 45602 B 23676Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Astor AP 1900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Austria | Pye Records 17043 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | Pye Records 45 PY 14114First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Pye Records 45602First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45.PY. 140 114 / Pye Records 45. PY. 140114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45.PY. 140 114 / Pye Records 45. PY. 140114First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45 PY 14114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45.PY. 14 114 / Pye Records 45. PY. 14114First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | France | Pye Records 45.PY. 140 114 / Pye Records 45. PY. 14114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Pye Records 17 043 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N 45602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | Pye Records PNP 57007First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Pye Records MA-45-YFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Pye Records MA-45-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Gamma G-1716First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
27 vinyl pressings of My Sweet Rosalie are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Yugoslavia, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 45602.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 45602, AP 1900, 17043 AT, 45 PY 14114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 45602 A-1 ♢X and 7N 45602 B-1 ♢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.
