US
April 1964- Label and catalog number
- ATCO Records 45-6294
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
64C-7653A-side label
64C-7656B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Nino Tempo & April Stevens · 1964
Tea For Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
64C-7653A-side label
64C-7656B-side label
64C-7653A-side label
64C-7656B-side label
45-64C-7653-23 AT W △-51977Runout A
45-64C-7656-21 AT W △-56165Runout B
64C-7653Label A
64C-7656Label B
64C-7653-11 AT WRunout A
64C-7656-13 AT WRunout B
64C-7653Label A
64C-7656Label B
64C-7653A-side label
64C-7656B-side label
45-64C-7653-21 MR △-51977 AT WRunout side A
64C-7653Label side A
64C-7656Label side B
45-64C-7656-23 △-56165 AT WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Atlantic AK-603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | ATCO Records Atco. 6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Atlantic A 6294First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Atlantic AK-603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | London Records HLK 9890 / London American Recordings HLK 9890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | London Records HLK 9890 / London American Recordings HLK 9890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 45-6294First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Tea For Two are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6294, released April 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6294, HLK 9890, AK-603, Atco. 6294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64C-7653 and 64C-7656. 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.

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