Vinyl pressings
by Jay & The Americans · 1964
Let's Lock The Door was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZTSP 95055-1CA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZTSP 95056-1BB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZTSP 95055-1E TIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZTSP 95056-1E TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
UA1647 aA-side label
UA1647 BB-side label
△-55181 MR [in circle] ZTSP 95055-1GA-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 95056 1H MR [in circle] △-55181-XB-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 95055A-side label
ZTSP 95056B-side label
ZTSP 95055-1BA-side runout, variant 1
ZTSP 95056-1AB-side runout, Variant 1
ZTSP 95055-1AA-side runout, variant 2
ZTSP 95056 1CB-side runout, variant 2
ZTSP 95055-1FA-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 95056-1DB-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 95055A-side label
ZTSP 95056B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-1066First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 805First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1964 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 073First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 23.005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UA-805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UA-805First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | United Artists Records UP 1075First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 805First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 1647First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 805First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 805First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 805First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UA 805First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | UK | United Artists Records UP 10757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Let's Lock The Door are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 805.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 805, UA 1647, UP 1075, UA-1066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 95055-1C and ZTSP 95056-1B. 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.
