UK
September 1963- Label and catalog number
- Ember Records EMB S180
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
EMBS ▿ 180 ▿ A ▿ 1//4201Side A Var. 2
180 ▿ EMBS 180 ▿ 1//420 1 . 3Side B Var. 2
SIN 143 A
SIN 143 B
Vinyl pressings
by Chad & Jeremy · 1963
Yesterday's Gone / Lemon Tree was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
EMBS ▿ 180 ▿ A ▿ 1//4201Side A Var. 2
180 ▿ EMBS 180 ▿ 1//420 1 . 3Side B Var. 2
SIN 143 A
SIN 143 B
SIN 143 A
SIN 143 B
MX14256A-Side Label
MX14255B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Festival Records FK-530First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | Stateside QSS 1039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Ember Records EMB S1807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | Ember Records EMB S1807", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | Ember Records EMB S1807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | Ember Records EMB S180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Ember Records EMB S180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Sweden | His Master's Voice X 86467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Peak OK/E1807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | World Artists WA-10217", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FK-5307", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Lana Records 1457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lana Records 1457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| ? | US | World Artists 10217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Yesterday's Gone / Lemon Tree are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Italy. One of them is Ember Records EMB S180, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMB S180, FK-530, QSS 1039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMBS ▿ 180 ▿ A ▿ 1//4201 and 180 ▿ EMBS 180 ▿ 1//420 1 . 3. 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.