Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1965
Seventh Son / Un-Square Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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.
IM 6084 6 ʌ2 IRunout, Side A, stamped, variant 1
IM_6088_3 A2 IRunout, Side B, stamped, variant 1
IM 6084 5 IRunout, Side A, stamped, variant 2
IM-6088-4 IRunout, Side B, stamped, variant 2
IM 6084Runout, Side A, Etched
IM 6088Runout, Side B, Etched
IM-6084Label Side A
IM-6088Label Side B
IM-6084 MR △-57161Runout side A
IM-6088 ① MR ⓔ △-57272Runout side B
IM-6084Label side A
IM-6088Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Liberty LIB-66112 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 66112First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Finland | Liberty LIB 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Liberty L 23 001 / Liberty LIB 66112 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Imperial JET-1564 / Imperial IMP-1095First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Liberty LIB 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Liberty LIB 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Liberty LIB66112First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66112First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | International Polydor Production 28 0327", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.661127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Seventh Son / Un-Square Dance are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Imperial 66112.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66112, LIB 66112, LIB66112, LIB-66112 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IM 6084 6 ʌ2 I and IM_6088_3 A2 I. 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.
