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.
35 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 16 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.
711-336 KP TIIIRunout, Side A - Etched, variant 1
711-338 KP TIRunout, Side B - Etched, variant 1
711-336 KP M TIRunout, Side A - Etched, variant 2
711-338 KP M TIRunout, Side B - Etched, variant 2
711-336 KP-A SA-Side etched runout, variant 1
711-338 KP SB-Side etched runout, variant 1
711-336 113A-Side etched runout, variant 2
711-338 113B-Side etched runout, variant 2
711-336 KP-A sA-Side Runout Etching
711-338 KP-B sB-Side Runout Etching
711-336A-Side Label
711-338B-Side Label
H-2050 ASide A - Etched
H-2050 BSide B - Etched
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 FK-2532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | REO 9016XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International SS GT 4XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | SSS International PLA. 3XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | Odeon DSS 13027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Stateside KSS 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 889 / Columbia C 23 889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 889 / Columbia C 23 889First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Stateside GSS 207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Stateside ESS 79 / Stateside ESS. 79First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Stateside KSS 1057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Rhodesia | Stateside JSS 1186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1186First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 567487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 13097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
37 vinyl pressings of Harper Valley P.T.A. are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Plantation Records #3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use #3, PLA-#3, H-2050, 56748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 711-336 KP TIII and 711-338 KP TI. 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.
