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Lee HazlewoodFriday's Child

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Friday's Child

by Lee Hazlewood · 1965

13 pressings3 countriesCountryBalladVocalPop

Friday's Child 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Friday's Child

3 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year. 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.

US

May 1965
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6163
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

30429-RS-6163-A-1ASide A

30430-RS-6163-B-1BSide B

Full details of this pressing

US

May 1965
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records R-6163
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

10429 1A R6163-ASide A Etched Runout

10430 1A R-6163-BSide B Etched Runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965USReprise Records R-6163First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1965USReprise Records R-6163First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USReprise Records RS-6163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966CanadaReprise Records RS-6163LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966CanadaReprise Records R-6163LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966GermanyReprise Records RS 6163LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USHarmony HS 11290LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967USHarmony HS 11290LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967USHarmony HS 11290LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014US1972 if74LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyReprise Records RS 6163 / Reprise Records RS-6163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyReprise Records RS 6163 / Reprise Records RS-6163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USHarmony HS 11290LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Friday's Child2:39
  2. A2Hutchinson Jail2:33
  3. A3By The Way2:39
  4. A4Four Kinds Of Lonely2:35
  5. A5Houston2:38
  6. A6Sally Was A Good Old Girl2:37
  7. B1Since You're Gone2:40
  8. B2A Real Live Fool2:30
  9. B3I'm Blue2:06
  10. B4The Fool1:53
  11. B5That Old Freight Train3:07
  12. B6Me And Charlie2:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Friday's Child are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Friday's Child are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 2014.

When was Friday's Child first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Reprise Records R-6163, released May 1965.

How do I tell if my copy of Friday's Child is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-6163, RS-6163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Friday's Child on vinyl worth?

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.

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