Vinyl pressings
by Dino, Desi & Billy · 1965
I'm A Fool / So Many Ways was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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.
HX-3288-1C [TI]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
HX-3289-1C [TI]Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
HX3288A-side label
HX3289B-side label
HX -3288-1E PRunout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
HX-3289--1B PRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
HX3288A-side label
HX3289B-side label
HX 3288-2 SSRunout A
HX 3289-2 SSSRunout B
HX3288Label A
HX3289Label B
HX-3288--1A PSide A runout stamped
HX-3289--1A PSide B runout stamped
HX3288Side A label
HX3289Side B label
HX-3288-3A-side label
HX-3289-2B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Reprise Records 0367First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records 0367First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Reprise Records JBR 02.047First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Japan | Reprise Records JET-1576 / Reprise Records REP-1076First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Reprise Records 0367First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R 367First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Peru | Reprise Records 45-9278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0367First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0367First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0367First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0367First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0367First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R 20367First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA 45-HX-3288-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | Reprise Records R 02047First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Reprise Records RV20.0727" | 7" |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 03677", Single | 7", Single |
17 vinyl pressings of I'm A Fool / So Many Ways are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0367, released April 12, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0367, R 20367, 45-HX-3288-X, R 02047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HX-3288-1C [TI] and HX-3289-1C [TI]. 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.
