Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Keller · 1958
Here Comes Summer / Time Has A Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
45-MSV-3570-1C NCHSide A runout, stamped variant 1
45-MSV-3571-1C NKHSide B runout, stamped variant 1
45-MSV-3570-1C AHSide A runout, stamped variant 2
45-MSV-3571-1C MHSide B runout, stamped variant 2
MSV.3570Runout A
MSV.3571Runout B
MSV-3570-1PStamped: A side
MSV-3571-1PStamped: B side
MSV.3570Label A
MSV.3571Label B
MSV.3570Label A
MSV.3571Label B
45-MSV-3570-1C BB 4 DSide A runout, stamped variant 1
45-MSV-3571-1C N 4 DSide B runout, stamped variant 1
45-MSV-3570-1C BU ET 4 DSide A runout, stamped variant 2
45-MSV-3571-1C BB ET 4 DSide B runout, stamped variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 286First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | India | London Records 45-HLR 8890First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLR 8890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLR 8890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings HLR.8890First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLR. 8890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLR 8890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLR 8890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-15547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Kapp Records K-277X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 45-20167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 45-20167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 45-20167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Japan | Kapp Records KP-37", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-R.4357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | MCA Records 32.024 / MCA Records 32 0247", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Kapp Records K-2777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Kapp Records K 20167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | London Records K 9-OW-3278 / London Records K 9-OW-32797", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Sweden | Kapp Records K 45-20167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Here Comes Summer / Time Has A Way are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, Germany, India. One of them is London American Recordings 45-HLR 8890.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-HLR 8890, HLR.8890, 45-HLR. 8890, DL 20 286) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-MSV-3570-1C NCH and 45-MSV-3571-1C NKH. 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.
