Vinyl pressings
by Hedgehoppers Anonymous · 1965
It's Good News Week was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 13 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.
XDRF-36631-T1-C1Runout side A, variant 1
XDRF-36632-T1-C1Runout side B, variant 1
XDRF-36631-T1-2CRunout side A, variant 2
XDRF-36632-T1-2CRunout side B, variant 2
2B XDRF-36631-TI-IC UUSide A, runout, stamped variant 1
2B XDRF-36632-TI-IC UHSide B, runout, stamped variant 1
XDRF-36631-TI-IC GHSide A, runout, stamped variant 2
2B XDRF-36632-TI-IC BHSide B, runout, stamped variant 2
XDRF-36631-T1-1C G 1Runout A stamped
XDRF-36632-T1-1C C 1Runout B stamped
{XDR.36631}Label A
{XDR.36632}Label B
XDRF-36631-T1-1CRunout side A
XDRF-36632-T1-1CRunout side B
XDR.36631Label side A
XDR.36632Label side B
Bell Sound XDR36631-R R T IIIA side runout, variant 1
Bell Sound XDR-36632-10 TIIIIB side runout, variant 1
Bell Sound XDR36631-R R T IIIIIA side runout, variant 2
Bell Sound XDR-36632-1C TIIIIB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y7260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y7260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PAR 9800First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F12 241 / Decca F.12241First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | France | Decca 72.047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Decca DL 25 210First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F.12241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 241First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.399First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Rhodesia | Decca FM.7-7184First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Decca FM.7-7184First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Decca F 12241 / Decca F.12241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9800First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9800First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9800First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | EMI EMI 52717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca 26.0247" | 7" |
25 vinyl pressings of It's Good News Week are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca F.12241, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12241, 45 PAR 9800, 45-PAR 9800, Y7260) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDRF-36631-T1-C1 and XDRF-36632-T1-C1. 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.
