Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Butler · 1968
Never Give You Up / Beside You 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
41702 1 [MR]Stamped, except [etched] Side A
41306 2 [MR]Stamped, except [etched] Side B
1-14702Label Side A
1-41306Label Side B
41702 1Stamped Side A
41306 2Stamped Side A
1-14702Label Side A
1-41306Label Side B
41702 1Stamped Side A
41306 2Stamped Side A
MREtching Side A & B
1-14702Label Side A
127 361 1FLabel side A
127 361 2FLabel side B
127 361 1F
127 361 2F
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 | Philips BF-398First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Mercury M. 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Mercury SM-1053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 361 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Mercury 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Mercury MRC 1112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Mercury 127 394 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1035 / Mercury 127 361 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1035 / Mercury 127 361 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Never Give You Up / Beside You are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 72798.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72798, MF 1035, BF-398, M. 72798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 41702 1 [MR] and 41306 2 [MR]. 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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