Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cocker · 1968
With A Little Help From My Friends 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.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7XCAR 6951 -1 GH KT 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCAR 6952 -1 GR KT 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCAR 6951 -1 MA KT 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCAR 6952 -1 MM KT 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCAR 6951 -1 AA KT 1Side A runout
7XCAR 6952 -1 RT KT 2Side B runout
7XCAR 6951Side A label
7XCAR 6952Side B label
AM - 1579 - 1Side A
AM 1580 - 1Side B
A&M-1579 -15 MR ∆73575A Runout
A&M-1580 -16 MR ∆73575-X
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 | Austria | Polydor 59 246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 991XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 612First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 612First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | Regal GR 107First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Stateside ESS 83First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Italy | IL NIL 9014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | IL NIL 9014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP 1610First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Regal Zonophone RZL 4First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Rhodesia | Continental Records PD.9451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59 246 / Polydor 59246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 10627", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 88557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 111087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stateside FFS 6127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Stateside FSS 6127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of With A Little Help From My Friends are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3013, released September 27, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3013, 991, 59 246, A&M 991X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6951 -1 GH KT 1 and 7XCAR 6952 -1 GR KT 1. 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.
