Vinyl pressings
by Herman's Hermits · 1965
Herman's Hermits On Tour 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.
11 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
E-4295 Side-1 65-MG- {scratched out 535} 534Side A Etched (Variant 1)
E-4295 Side-2 65-MG-535Side B Etched (Variant 1)
E-4295 SiDE-1 65-MG-535 534Side A Etched [535 Crossed Out] (Variant 2)
E-4295 SiDE-2 65-MG-535-1Side B Etched (Variant 2)
SE-4295 SIDE-1 65-ST-334A Side Etched
SE-4295 SIDE-2 65-ST-335B Side Etched
E-4295 SIDE-1 65-MG-534Side 1 Etched
E-4295 SIDE-2 65-MG-535-1Side 2 Etched
155Side 1 Stamped
331Side 2 Stamped
E4295 Side1 65 MG 534 Re-2Side 1 Runout Etched
E4295 Side1 65 MG 535 RE-1Side 1 Runout Etched
Block SStamped Both Sides
E-4295 SIDE-1 65-MG-534-1Side A Runout Etched (Variant 2)
SE-4295 SIDE-1 65-ST-334 [Block-shaped "S"]A Side Etched
SE-4295 SIDE-2 65-ST-335 [Block-shaped "S"]B Side Etched
SE-4295 SIDE-2 65-ST-335 233 [Block-shaped "S"]A Side Etched
SE-4295 SIDE-2 65-ST-335 212 [Block-shaped "S"]B Side Etched
E-4295 Side-1 65-MG-534 111 Block-shaped SRunout A
E-4295 Side-2 65-MG-535 122 Block-shaped SRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | MGM Records E 4295(C) / MGM Records E-4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Quality V-1794(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | MGM Records E 4295(C) / MGM Records E-4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX.6062First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX.6065 / Columbia MSX 6065First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX.6065 / Columbia MSX 6065LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records E-4295 / MGM Records E 4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records SE-4295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records SE-4295 / MGM Records ST-90421LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records T-90421LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records E4295 / MGM Records E-4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records E-4295 / MGM Records E 4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records SE-4295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records E-4295 / MGM Records E4295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-130LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality SV 1794 (D)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Herman's Hermits On Tour are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is MGM Records E-4295.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-4295, SE-4295, E4295, E 4295(C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E-4295 Side-1 65-MG- {scratched out 535} 534 and E-4295 Side-2 65-MG-535. 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.
