Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Tillotson · 1965
Heartaches By The Number 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.
12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
K 13376 65XY470 RE1 [Blocked S]Side A runout
K 13376 65XY479 [Blocked S]Side B runout
65-XY-470Side A label
65-XY-479Side B label
H13376 65XY470 Nashville Matrix 5Side A runout
H13376 65XY479 Nashville Matrix 5Side B runout
65-XY-470Side A label
65-XY-479Side B label
K13376 65XY470 VA side runout
K13376 65XY479-1B side runout
65 XY 470Side A Label
65 XY 479Side B Label
65-XY-470Side A Label
65-XY-479Side B Label
[s-shaped block stamp] K13376 65XY470-1 RE-1A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13376 65XY479-1B-Side Runout Etching
65-XY-470Side A Label
65-XY-479Side B Label
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 | MGM Records MGM-5416First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Canada | MGM Records 13376XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | MGM Records 61 120 SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Germany | MGM Records 61 120 L / MGM Records 61 120 SFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | MGM Records DM-1061 / MGM Records DM 1061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K13376 / MGM Records K-13376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K 13376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K13376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K 13376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K13376First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | MGM Records K13376 / MGM Records K-13376First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Heartaches By The Number are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is MGM Records K13376.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K13376, K 13376, MGM 1281, 13376X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 13376 65XY470 RE1 [Blocked S] and K 13376 65XY479 [Blocked S]. 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.
