Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Valli · 1967
Solo was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PHS 600-247A-2(Var. 1) Runout A, stamped
PHS 600-247B-2(Var. 1) Runout B, stamped
PHS 600-247A-1(Var. 2) Runout A, stamped
PHS 600-247B-1(Var. 2) Runout B, stamped
o PHS600247A- M1 PRunout Side A, Stamped
o PHS600247A- M1 PRunout Side B, Stamped
| PHS600247A- M2 T B1Runout A stamp; | etch
o PHS600247B- M1 | T B1Runout B stamp; | etch
PHS 600-247 AMatrix A on label
PHS 600-247 BMatrix B on label
PHS 600-247A-2Runout A, stamped
PHS 600-247B-2Runout B, stamped
MRRunout A & B, etched
PHM200247 A M2 2 T oSide A runout
PHM200247 B M1 I T B 3 oSide B runout
PHM 200-247 ASide A label matrix
PHM 200-247 BSide B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips PD-281First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | Philips SLP 199.017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-247First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-247First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips PHM 200247 / Philips PHM 200-247First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BL7814 / Philips 652 106 BLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-247First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-247First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-247First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS 600-247First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS 600-247First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-247First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM 200-247First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS 600-247First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Philips 6336 008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Philips 82182 PLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Chile | Philips 652.111LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Solo are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Philips PHS-600-247.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHS-600-247, PHM-200-247, PHS 600-247, PHM 200-247) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHS 600-247A-2 and PHS 600-247B-2. 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.
