Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1969
Surround Yourself With Sorrow 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.
21 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 14 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 21263 - 1 RA̶ O KT 1Side A runout, variant 1
7XCE 21264 - 1 RR KT 2Side B runout, variant 1
7XCE 21263 - 1 MD KT 3Side A runout, variant 2
7XCE 21264 - 1 AH KT 3Side B runout, variant 2
7XCE 21263 - 1Stamped Side A
7XCE 21264 - 1Stamped Side B
7XCE 21263 - 1Runout side A
7XCE 21264 - 1Runout side B
7XCE 21263 - 1Stamped Side A
7XCE 21264 - 1Stamped Side B
7XCE 21263 - 1 KTStamped side A
7XCE 21264 - 1 KTStamped side B
7XCE 21263 45Side A label
7XCE 21264 45Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Fontana 260.211 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Ariola 14 259 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Ireland | Parlophone R (I) 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips 334.688 JF / Philips JF 334 688First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | World Record Co. ORS 631First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Odeon OSL 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5759First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5759First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Surround Yourself With Sorrow are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5759.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5759, 70,012, A-8670, 260.211 MF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21263 - 1 RA̶ O KT 1 and 7XCE 21264 - 1 RR KT 2. 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.
