Vinyl pressings
by Freddie & The Dreamers · 1963
You Were Made For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
7XCA 27371-1N GRA GRunout side A variant 1
7XCA 27372-1N EL LRunout side B variant 1
7XCA 27371-1N GR P K T 1Runout side A variant 2
7XCA 27372-1N R P K T 4Runout side B variant 2
7XCA 27371-1N GAO KT GRunout Side A variant 1
7XCA 27372-1N GHR KT GRunout Side B variant 1
7XCA 27371-1N GDL KT 2Runout side A variant 2
7XCA 27372-1N GRA KT 4Runout side B variant 2
7XCA 27371-1N GAG KT 7Runout side A
7XCA 27372-1N GRL KT 7Runout side B
7XCA 27371Label side A
7XCA 27372Label side B
7XCA27371 7XCT1712Label, Side A
7XCA27372 7XCT1713Label, Side B
7XCA 27371-IN KTRunout A
7XCA 27372-IN KT ORunout B
7XCA 27371Label A
7XCA 27372Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia DO 4429First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1153First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 7147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10320First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Columbia DB 7147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7147First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 51377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 30487", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records 51377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records 51377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tower 1277", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Tower 1277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of You Were Made For Me are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Finland, Ireland and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7147, released November 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7147, DO 4429, 45-DYC 1153, DB (I) 7147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27371-1N GRA G and 7XCA 27372-1N EL L. 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.
