Vinyl pressings
by Lou Christie · 1963
Two Faces Have I 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 9 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.
· 17244-1A . . .A side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
· 17245-1B . . . .B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
· 17244-1A . .A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
· 17245-1B . .B side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
17244-1F HA side deadwax, variant 1
17245-1F HHHB side deadwax, variant 1
17244-1G HA side deadwax, variant 2
17245-1L x HB side deadwax, variant 2
17244-1C TIIRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
17245-1D TIIIRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
17244-1D TIIIRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
17245-1D TIIIRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
17244-1F H
17245-1G H
45-17244-1E [MR logo] △-46889Side A runout
45-17245-1E [MR logo] △-46889-XSide B runout
17244Label A
17245Label B
· 17244-1A . . .A side deadwax - stamped
· 17245-1B . . . .B side deadwax - stamped
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 | Roulette R-002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Roulette 2732First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Roulette JET-1266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 21.171 / Artone RL 21.171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Roulette R-002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Rhodesia | Roulette 45ROL 798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | Canada | Roulette 4481First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7031First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7031First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Roulette R-4481First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Roulette RL44817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Two Faces Have I are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Roulette R-4481, released February 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-4481, DB 7031, 4481, R-002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, · 17244-1A . . . and · 17245-1B . . . .. 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.
