Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1968
Milk Train was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
L-51392-1C ᵀ ᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
L-51430-1D ᵀ ᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
L-51392RE1Label Side A
L-51430RE1Label Side B
L-51392-1BRun-out Side A, stamped
L-51430-1ARun-out Side B, stamped
L-51392Label Side A
L-51430Label Side B
L-51392-re-1-1B SRun-out Side A, etched
L-16664 7226 DJ ONLY SRun-out Side B, etched
L-51392RE1Label Side A
L16664Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB 7226First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-2148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 7226First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7226First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7226First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 72267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Milk Train are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7226, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7226, WB 7226, A 7226, B 7226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-51392-1C ᵀ ᴵ and L-51430-1D ᵀ ᴵ. 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.
