Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1961
Every Breath I Take was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZTSP66021-2E PHIL SPECTOR - DON K M/S WHMRunout, side A, etched
ZTSP 66022-1E [Bell Sound]Runout, side B, etched / [stamped]
ZTSP 66021Label side A
ZTSP 66022Label side B
ZTSP66021-2D. . PHIL SPECTOR DON K. M/S WHMSide A etched
ZTSP 66022-1B. . BellSoundSide B etched, BellSound stamped
ZTSP 66021Side A Label
ZTSP 66022Side B Label
ZTSP-66021Side A label
ZTSP-66022Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-1009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | United Artists Records 67009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | United Artists Records UA 15 / United Artists Records MU - 1011First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Top Rank International JAR-390First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Musicor Records MU 1011First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | Apex 76762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Musicor Records MU 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Musicor Records MU 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Musicor Records MU 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Musicor Records MU 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 933First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 933First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR-3907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | Japan | United Artists Records JET-10227", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Every Breath I Take are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Musicor Records MU 1011, released July 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MU 1011, 45-POP 933, 76762, UA-1009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP66021-2E PHIL SPECTOR - DON K M/S WHM and ZTSP 66022-1E [Bell Sound]. 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.
