Vinyl pressings
by Love · 1966
My Little Red Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
EK-45603-A-2 EY ⌒ @ Δ60742Runout etching side A
EK-45603-B EY ⌒ @ Δ60742XRunout etching side B
Bell SoundRunout stamp both sides
EK 45603A-2 Bell Sound E.Y.Side A, etched/stamped
EK45603 B Bell Sound E.Y.Side B, etched/stamped
EK-45603-ALabel side A
EK-45603-BLabel side B
EK 45603 A -1B TIIRunout A stamped
EK 45603 B -1B TIRunout B stamped
EK 45603A-2 Bell Sound E.Y. TIEtched Side A
EK 45603B Bell Sound E.Y. TIIIEtched Side B
EK-45603-ALabel side A
EK-45603-BLabel side B
EK-45603-ALabel side A
EK-45603-BLabel side B
AP-1247 (A)Label side A
AP-1247 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Astor AP-1247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Elektra EK-45603First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue INT 80045First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Elektra EK-45603First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 340747", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 340747", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of My Little Red Book are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Elektra EK-45603, released March 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EK-45603, AP-1247, INT 80045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EK-45603-A-2 EY ⌒ @ Δ60742 and EK-45603-B EY ⌒ @ Δ60742X. 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.
