Vinyl pressings
by Emile Ford & The Checkmates · 1960
Counting Teardrops was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
45 XX 1314 A-4 E/TSide A runout variant 1
45 XX 1314 B-1 E/TSide B runout variant 1
45 XX 1314 A-3 E/T 3Side A runout variant 2,stamped,etched
45 XX 1314 B-1 E/T 4Side B runout variant 2,stamped,etched
45 XX 1314 A-2Side A runout, stamped
45 XX 1314 B-1Side B runout, stamped
45 XX 1314 A-3Side A runout variant 2, stamped
45 XX 1314 B-1Side B runout variant 2, stamped
45XX1314-ALabel side A
45XX1314-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Pye Records 45 PV 15110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 15314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | Pye Records PP-0947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 153147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 153147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 153147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N 153147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Pye Records 7N.153147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Counting Teardrops are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, France, New Zealand. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15314.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15314, 45 PV 15110, 7N 15314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1314 A-4 E/T and 45 XX 1314 B-1 E/T. 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.
