Vinyl pressings
by Lesley Gore · 1963
She's A Fool / The Old Crowd was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1963, 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 29119 5 SRunout Side A, Stamped, (S) Etched
YW 29117 5 S ARunout Side B, Stamped, (S, A) Etched
YW 29117 6 F SRunout Side A, Stamped, (F, S) Etched, Variant 1
YW 29119 7 SRunout Side B, Stamped, (S) Etched, Variant 1
YW 29119 5 SSide A, Stamped, (S) Etched
YW 29117 5 S ASide B, Stamped, (S, A) Etched
YW 29117 3A
YW 29119 2B
YW 29117 5A side runout
YW 29119 7B side runout
7XYWI 29117-1NRunout side A
7XYWI 29119-1NRunout side B
7XYWI 29117Label side A
7XYWI 29119Label side B
7XYWI 29117-1N JR KTSide A runout; stamped
7XYWI 29119-1N JR KTSide B runout; stamped
7YWI-29117 45Side A label
7YWI-29119 45Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Philips BF-52First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Mercury 72180XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Mercury 127.115 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Mercury MCF 127 115First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Mercury 45-3078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Mercury 127 115 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Mercury M-1072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 115 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Mercury 72180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Ireland | Mercury AMT(I) 1213First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72180First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | UK | Mercury AMT 1213First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 129 206 MJF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of She's A Fool / The Old Crowd are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 72180, released September 3, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72180, AMT 1213, AMT(I) 1213, BF-52) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 29119 5 S and YW 29117 5 S A. 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.
