Vinyl pressings
by Marianne Faithfull · 1966
North Country Maid 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.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ARL-7169-2ARunout stamp side A, variant 1
ARL-7170-1ARunout stamp side B, variant 1
ARL-7169-4ARunout stamp side A, variant 2
ARL-7170-1A B K 7 IRunout stamp side B, variant 2
ARL-7169-2ARunout stamp side A
ARL-7170-1ARunout stamp side B
ARL-7169-XRunout stamp side A
ARL-7170-XRunout stamp side B
ARL-7169 (SDLBT 224) LSide A
ARL-7170 (SDLBT 224) LSide B
4778.1 LLabel A
4778.2 LLabel 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 | Decca LKA 4778 / Decca LKA.4778First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Decca BLK 16 417-PFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Germany | Decca BLK 16417-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Japan | London Records SLH 66 / London Records SLH-66First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Decca LK 4778First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Decca LKM 4778 / Decca LK M4778First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Decca LK 4778First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-306LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1966 | UK | Decca LK 4778 / Decca LK.4778First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-306LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record FL-S 1308 / First Record Ⓢ FL-1308LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | London Records L20P 1101LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | London Records L20P 1101LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Decca UMCLP 106 / ABKCO UMCLP 106LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of North Country Maid are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Decca LK 4778, released April 1, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LK 4778, LKA 4778, BLK 16 417-P, SLH 66) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-7169-2A and ARL-7170-1A. 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.
