Vinyl pressings
by Donovan · 1965
Catch The Wind 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.
24 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
45XX1801A1 HSide A runout, stamped variant 1
45XX1801B1 HSide B runout, stamped variant 1
45XX1801A ✳H I MSide A runout, stamped variant 2, I M etched
45XX1801B1 H I ZQSide B runout, stamped variant 2, I ZQ etched
45XX1801 A2 ✳ HRunout side A
45XX1801 B1 HRunout side B
45.XX.1801-ALabel side A
45.XX.1801-ALabel side B
45XX1801 A1 ✳ HRunout side A, variant 1
45XX1801 B1 HRunout side B, variant 1
45XX1801 A2 ✳ HRunout side A, variant 2
45XX1801 B1 HRunout side B, variant 2
45XX1801A1 HRunout side A
45XX1801B1 HRunout side B
45.XX.1801-ALabel side A
45.XX.1801-ALabel side B
45XX1801 A1 ✳ HRunout side A
45XX1801 B1 HRunout side B
45.XX.1801-ALabel side A
45.XX.1801-ALabel side B
45XX1801 A1 HStamped Side A
45XX1801 B-1 HStamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Astor AP-1114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Pye Records 7 N 15801 / Pye Records 7N 15801First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | France | Pye Records 45-PV. 15203First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | France | Disques Vogue 45 PV. 15203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Pye Records LL-792-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Negram 7N 15801 / Pye Records 7N 15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7 N 15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 33First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N.15801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Hickory Records 45-1309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Hickory Records 45-1309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor AP-11147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Disques Vogue 7 N 158017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Pye Records 45NP 50667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 158017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Janus Records A-5027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Catch The Wind are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15801, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15801, 7N 15801, 45-1309, AP-1114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45XX1801A1 H and 45XX1801B1 H. 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.
