Vinyl pressings
by Gary Lewis & The Playboys · 1966
Sure Gonna' Miss Her was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
LB 2022 3 A2 IA-side runout, variant 1
LB 2203 / A1 IB-side runout, variant 1
LB 2202 / A1 IA-side runout, variant 2
LB 2203 2 IB-side runout, variant 2
LB 2202 XA-Side Runout Etching
LB 2203B-Side Runout Etching
LB-2202A-side label
LB-2203B-side label
LB-2202 [MR(circled)] M△60589Runout side A, etched [stamped]
LB-2203 [MR(circled)] △60589-XRunout side B, etched [stamped]
LB-2202Side A Label
LB-2203Side B Label
LB-2202Label Side A
LB-2203Label Side B
LB-2202A-side label
LB-2203B-side label
LB-2202 △60589A-Side runout, variant 1
LB-2203 △60589-XB-Side runout, variant 1
LB-2202 MR(circled) M△60589A-Side runout, variant 2
LB-2203 MR(circled) M△60589-XB-Side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55865 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Liberty F. 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Liberty LIB 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Liberty LIB 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Liberty L 23 176 / Liberty LIB 55865 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Mexico | Liberty L55036First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB. 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Philippines | Liberty LB-20306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Liberty 45-LIB 55865JFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LIB 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Liberty F-55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Liberty 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Liberty 55865First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Liberty F-55865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty LIB 558657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Sure Gonna' Miss Her are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty F-55865.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55865, 55865, LIB 55865, LIB-55865 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB 2022 3 A2 I and LB 2203 / A1 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.
