Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Lee · 1965
The Duck 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.
18 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MW 6̶5̶-1016-A RE-1 MR Sm C p Δ59032A-Side Runout Etching
3 6̶5̶ MW-1016-B RE-1 C MR Sm Δ59032-x pB-Side Runout Etching
65-1016-AA-Side Label
65-1016-BB-Side Label
65-1016-A RE-1 MR Sm △59032A-side runout
65-1016-B RE-1 MR Sm △59032-XB-side runout
65-1016-ASide A Label
65-1016-BSide B Label
65-1016-ASide A Label
65-1016-BSide B Label
65-1016 A Nashville Matrix 25 SMRunout A
65-1016 B Nashville Matrix 25 SMRunout B
65-1016-ALabel A
65-1016-BLabel B
65-1016-A
65-1016-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 | Sparton 4-1399RFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Sparton 4-1399RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF272251First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Norway | Fontana 272 251 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Fontana 272 251 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 646 / Fontana 272251 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Mirwood 5502First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 272 251 TF7", Single | 7", Single |
22 vinyl pressings of The Duck are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Mirwood 5502, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5502, TF 646, 4-1399R, TF272251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 6̶5̶-1016-A RE-1 MR Sm C p Δ59032 and 3 6̶5̶ MW-1016-B RE-1 C MR Sm Δ59032-x p. 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.
