Vinyl pressings
by Gerry & The Pacemakers · 1963
How Do You Like It? 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.
6 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XAX 2537-1N RRRunout stamp side A, variant 1
XAX 2538-1N RRunout stamp side B, variant 1
XAX 2537-1N GD 2Runout stamp side A, variant 2
XAX 2538-1N GM 1Runout stamp side B, variant 2
YAX 1066-1Side 1, stamped
YAX 1067-1Side 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia 33-0SX-1546First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX.1546First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia SCXM 3492 / Columbia 33 MSX 1546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia 33JSX 1546First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SCX 3492First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1546First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6070 / Capitol Records T–6070LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Venezuela | Odeon OLP 384LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | Fermata FB-131LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Regal SREG 1070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 1153LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Regal SREG 1070LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Regal SREGJ 1070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Regal SREG 1070LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Regal SREG 1070LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Regal SREG-1070LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | BGO Records BGOLP57LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 1153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of How Do You Like It? are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Columbia 33SX 1546, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33SX 1546, SCX 3492, 33-0SX-1546, 33MSX.1546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 2537-1N RR and XAX 2538-1N R. 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.
