Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Preston · 1960
Feel So Fine was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 12 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.
YW 18981-1Runout side A, variant 1
YW 18996-1Runout side B, variant 1
YM 18981 2 E-6050Runout side A, variant 2
YM 18996 2 E-6052Runout side B, variant 2
YM 18981 3 IFA-side, stamped, variant 1
YM 18996 5 IFB-side, stamped, variant 1
YM 18981 1 IFA-side, stamped, variant 2
YM 18996 1 IF-SB-side, stamped, variant 2
YW 18981-4Runout Side A (Variant 1)
YW 18996-10Runout Side B (Variant 1)
YW 18981 3 F-SA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
YW 18996 1 F-SB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
7XYW 18981-1 N ET 2Runout side A, stamped
7XYW 18996-1 N ET 2Runout side B, stamped
7XYW 18981 - 1 NSide A runout stamped
7XYW 18996 - 1 NSide B runout stamped
7XYW18981Side A label number
7XYW18996Side B label number
YW 18981Label side A
YW 18996Label side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45347First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45347First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | Mercury 71.651 x 45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury 71651XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Mercury R 21 562 / Mercury 71 651First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | Mercury R 21 562 / Mercury 71 6517", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1960 | Hong Kong | Mercury H.K. 374 X 45First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Ireland | Mercury 45-AMT (I) 1104First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Japan | Mercury MS-115First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Mercury 957166First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Mercury 957166First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Mercury 71651First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Norway | Mercury 71651x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury 716517", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SS-10036X457", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Feel So Fine are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Mercury 71651.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71651, 71651X45, 45-AMT 1104, 45347) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 18981-1 and YW 18996-1. 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.
