Vinyl pressings
by Marianne Faithfull · 1965
This Little Bird was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 14 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.
DRF-34905-T1-1CRunout A Side, variant 1
DRF-35579-T1-1CRunout B Side, variant 1
DRF-34905-T1-1C II 1Runout A Side, variant 2
DRF-35579-T1-1C II 1Runout B Side, variant 2
DR.34905Label Side A
DR.35579Label Side B
DRF-34905-T1-1C H 1A-side runout
DRF-35579-T1-1C H 1A-side runout
DR.34905Label Side A, inverted
DR.35579Label Side B, inverted
DR.34905Label Side A
DR.35579Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Belgium | Decca 23.616First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | London Records L. 9759First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Chile | London Records DLM 17183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Chile | London Records DLM 17183First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F.12162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Decca DL 25187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F.12162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Rhodesia | Decca FM 7-7154First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Decca F.12162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | Sweden | Decca F.12162 / Decca F 12162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | London Records 45 LON 9759VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | London Records 45-LON 9759First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | Decca F.121627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Decca FM 7-71547", Single | 7", Single |
29 vinyl pressings of This Little Bird are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1965 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Decca F.12162, released May 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12162, 45 LON 9759V, 45-LON 9759, 45 LON 9759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-34905-T1-1C and DRF-35579-T1-1C. 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.
