Vinyl pressings
by Jeannie C. Riley · 1968
Harper Valley P.T.A. was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
XSBV-129864-1B PLP#1 Ⓐ TSide A runout, variant 1
XSBV129865-1D PLP1B TSide B runout, variant 1
A1D 4 PLP- 1B T XSBV129865-1RSide A runout, variant 2
O T XSBV-129864-1B PLP#1 @Side B runout, variant 2
T XSBV129864-1B PLP#1 ⒶSide A runout
XSBV129865-1F o PLP#1BSide B runout
T XSBV-129864-1B PLP#ⒶSide A Runout Variant Etched
T XSBV129865-1J PLP1BSide B Runout Variant Etched
XSBV 129684Label side A
XSBV 129685Label side B
XSBV-129864-1A PLP#1 ⒶRunout side A, variant 1
XSBV-129865-1 E PLP#1 ⒷRunout side B, variant 1
XSBV-129864-1F PLP#1A XSRunout side A, variant 2
XSBV-129864-1F PLP#1B SXRunout side B, variant 2
XSBV 129864A Side Label
XSBV 129865B Side Label
XSBV129864-1F PLP #1A º SA Side Etch exc º stamp
XSBV-129865-1F PLP #1Ⓑ º SB Side Etch exc º stamp
XSBV-129864-1A PLP#1Ⓐ D3 P oSide 1 runout, var. 1
XSBV-129865-1A PLP#1Ⓑ A2 P oSide 2 runout, var. 1
XSBV-129865-1E PLP#1ⒷSide 2 runout, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records SFL 933033 / Festival Records SFL-933,033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records SFL 933033 / Festival Records SFL-933,033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP 1First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Reo RLPS 699First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP 1First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP 1First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP 1First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia SMC 74 563First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor SMP-1437First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records SFL 933033 / Festival Records SFL-933033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Polydor 583716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Polydor 583 716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Plantation Records PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP #1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Plantation Records PLP 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Plantation Records PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP #1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | SSS International 6467200LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sun SUN8042LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2022 | US | Sun Record Company SUN8043 / 5047804368LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Plantation Records PLP 1 / Plantation Records PLP #1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Birchmount BM 795LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Plantation Records PLP 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Harper Valley P.T.A. are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Plantation Records PLP #1, released September 1, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLP #1, PLP 1, PLM 1, 583716) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSBV-129864-1B PLP#1 Ⓐ T and XSBV129865-1D PLP1B T. 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.
