Vinyl pressings
by Long John Baldry · 1967
Let The Heartaches Begin was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
7N 17385 A-1 △F 1 KT BQRun-out area side A [stamped/etched]
7N 17385 B-1 △F 1 KT CHRun-out area side B [stamped/etched]
7N.17385-ALabel side A
7N.17385-BLabel side B
7N 17385 A-1 △FRunout side A, stamped
7N 17385 B-1 △FRunout side B, stamped
7N.17385-ALabel side A
7N.17385-BLabel side B
7N 17385A-1 ΔF 1 KT AA-Side Runout
7N 17385B-1 ΔF 1 KT AB-Side Runout
7N 17385A-Side Label
7N 17385 BB-Side Label
(7N 17385-A)Label side A
(7N 17385-B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records PYE-830First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N 173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N 173857", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17385First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Unknown | Pye Records 7N 17385First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
15 vinyl pressings of Let The Heartaches Begin are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Canada, France, Greece and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17385.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17385, 7N 17385, PYE-830, 45 PV. 15281) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17385 A-1 △F 1 KT BQ and 7N 17385 B-1 △F 1 KT CH. 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.
