Vinyl pressings
by Glenn Yarbrough · 1966
The Lonely Things 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.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TPRS-0017 - - 3 S HSide A runout, stamped
TPRS-0018 - - 1 S HSide B runout, stamped
TPRS-0017Side A label
TPRS-0018Side B label
TPRM-0015--1S HSide A
TPRM-0016--1S HSide B
TPRS-0017--4S B3 IA Side Stamped, variant 1
TPRS-0018--3S A3 IB Side Stamped, variant 1
TPRS-0017--1S IA Side Stamped, variant 2
TPRS-0018--3S IB Side Stamped, variant 2
TPRM-0015--1Sstamped
TPRS-0017 TZRunout side A
TPRS-0018 TZRunout side B
M2PP-2167Label Side A
M2PP-2168Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LOP-3539 / RCA Victor LSP-3539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM 3539First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3539 / RCA Victor LSP 3539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3539First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3539First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3539First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Brass Dolphin Records BDR 2207LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3539LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Lonely Things are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3539.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3539, LPM-3539, LOP-3539, LPM 3539) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPRS-0017 - - 3 S H and TPRS-0018 - - 1 S H. 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.
