Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Butler · 1962
Make It Easy On Yourself / It's Too Late was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
62-2437-1A BellSoundSide A Runout
NashvilleMatrix 62-2484 11 RASide B Runout
62-2487Side A label
62-2484Side B label
62-2487-1A BellSoundA-Side Runout
Nashville Matrix 62-2484 11 A4B-Side Runout
62-2487A-Side Label
62-2484B-Side Label
(MR) 62-2487 Δ43553Runout side A
(MR) 62-2484 Δ43552 RARunout side B
62-2487Label side A
62-2484Label side B
62-2487 RARunout A
62-2484 RARunout B
62-2487Label A
62-2484Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Festival Records FK-252First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Fontana 270 112 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Germany | Fontana 270 112 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR 452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-121First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 451First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 411First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Trip TR 397", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Collectables COL 14417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJ 4517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Imperial Al 10047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2917", Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2917", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 707", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Trip TR-397" | 7" |
| ? | US | Trip TR 397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 14417", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2917", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Make It Easy On Yourself / It's Too Late are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Sweden, Australia and more. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ 451, released June 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ 451, 45SS-121, KFF 411, FK-252) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 62-2437-1A BellSound and NashvilleMatrix 62-2484 11 RA. 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.
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