Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Tillotson · 1964
Worry was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 7 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.
[s-shaped block stamp] K13255 64XY447 RE-1 3A Side Run-Out Etched
K13255 64XY446 3B Side Run-Out Etched
164-XY-447A Side Center Label
164-XY-446B Side Center Label
[s-shaped block stamp] K13255 64XY447 RE-1Side A, runout, etched
K13255 64XY 446Side B, runout, etched
64 XY 447Side A, label
64 XY 446Side B, label
[s-shaped block stamp] K13255 64XY447 RE-1 3A Side Run-Out Etched
K13255 64XY446 3B Side Run-Out Etched
164-XY-447A Side Center Label
164-XY-446B Side Center Label
64-XY-447A Side Center Label
64-XY-446B Side Center Label
56-64XY447Label side A, variant 1
56-64XY446Label side B, variant 1
7XMGM397Label side A, variant 2
7XMGM398Label side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5397First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | MGM Records 13255XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | MGM Records 61 099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM 73135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Nigeria | MGM Records 45-MGM 1247 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | MGM Records MGM-1247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K-13255 / MGM Records K13255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K-13255 / MGM Records K13255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K-13255 / MGM Records K 13255First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1247First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | MGM Records 45-MGM 192267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Worry are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K-13255.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-13255, MGM-1247, MGM 1247, MGM-5397) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [s-shaped block stamp] K13255 64XY447 RE-1 3 and K13255 64XY446 3. 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.
