Vinyl pressings
by Lulu · 1967
To Sir With Love / The Boat That I Row 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.
11 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
ZSP 119030-1H T IIIIIRunout side A
ZSP 119007-1L T IIIRunout side B
ZSP 119030Matrix - Center Label - Side A
ZSP 119007Matrix - Center Label - Side B
JZSP119030-1A pRunout, Side A, stamped variant 1
p ZSP119007-1GRunout, Side B, stamped variant 1
JZSP119030-1A PRunout, Side A, stamped variant 2
ZSP11907-1ERunout, Side B, stamped variant 2
ZSP119030-1C ssssRunout Side A Variant 2
ZSP119007-1AA sRunout Side B Variant 2
ZSP119007-1AC ssssssRunout Side B Variant 3
ZSP 119030Side A Label Variant1
JZSP 119030Side A label
JZSP 119030Side B label
JZSP119030-1ARunout - Etched - Side A
ZSP119007-1ERunout - Etched - Side B
ZSP 119030
ZSP 119007
ZSP-119030 X. T.A side etched runout
ZSP119007 X. T.B side etched runout
ZSP 119030A side label, in parenthesis
ZSP 119007B side label, in parenthesis
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 | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single, Jukebox | 7", Single, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | Capitol Records 6263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10187First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Ecuador | Odeon 45-877277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nicaragua | Odeon O-02477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of To Sir With Love / The Boat That I Row are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico. One of them is Epic 5-10187, released September 2, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10187, 6263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP 119030-1H T IIIII and ZSP 119007-1L T III. 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.
