Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Justice · 1962
Ain't That Funny / One 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.
11 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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 XX 1443 A-2WMC 1 Z/T OSide A runout
45 XX 1443 B-2WMC 1 Z/T NSide B runout
45.XX.1443-ASide A label
45.XX.1443-BSide B label
45 XX 1443 A-2WMC 2 Z/T RSide A runout, variant 1
45 XX 1443 B-1WMC 2 Z/T RSide B runout, variant 1
45 XX 1443 A-2WMC 2 Z/T HSide A runout, variant 2
45 XX 1443 B-1WMC 2 Z/T TSide B runout, variant 2
15443ARunout A
15443BRunout 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 | Pye Records PP - 165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Pye Records 15443First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15162First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15162First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP - 5037 / Pye Records 45NP 5037First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15443 / Pye Records 7 N 15443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Pye Records 7N 15443 / Pye Records 7N.15443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Kapp Records K-469XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | Kapp Records K-469XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | PRT 1014667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 2397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Ain't That Funny / One are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 15443.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 15443, 7N.15443, K-469X, PP - 165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1443 A-2WMC 1 Z/T O and 45 XX 1443 B-2WMC 1 Z/T N. 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.
