Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1962
The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
R 8705 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Stamped Side A
R 8706 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Stamped Side B
8705Label side A
8706Label side B
8705-1G D ||||||||||Side A, variant 1 stamped exc. hashmarks
8706-1A /|/||||||||||Side B, variant 1 stamped exc. hashmarks
8705-1B ISide A, variant 2
8706-1A IISide B, variant 2
WS 147/-A S-38705-2ASide A - Machine and Hand Etched (Variant 1)
WS 147/-B S-38706-2ASide B - Machine and Hand Etched (Variant 1)
WS 1471/-A 38705-1BSide A - Machine and Hand Etched (Variant 2)
WS 1471/-B 38706-1B H/SMSide B - Machine and Hand Etched (Variant 2)
8705-1ESide A, stamped
8706-1ESide B, stamped
o 8705 1A W-1471-ASide A Runout
o 8706-1A W-1471-B IIII H smSide B Runout
8705Side A Label
8706Side B Label
8705-1E ISide A, stamped
8706-1E ISide B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1471First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1471First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1471First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1471First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W-1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WB-1471First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1471First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471 / Warner Bros. Records 1471First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1471First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1962 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records W 1471First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records SB-1013First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records SB 1013 / Warner Bros. Records SB-1013First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 46 005 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 46 005 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 46 005 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6210LP, Stereo, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 46005 / Warner Bros. Records 46005LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471 / Warner Bros. Records 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1471LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471, WS1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | Chile | Warner Bros. Records W-1471LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46 005 / Warner Bros. Records 46 005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1471LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records W 1471LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Fonicetra 7559 27161-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
82 vinyl pressings of The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1962 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1471, released July 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1471, WS 1471, WM 8108, WS 8108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R 8705 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418 and R 8706 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418. 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.
