Vinyl pressings
by Olivia Newton-John · 1975
Please Mr. Please was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
1 SMX∙47439 ∙ 2ARunout side A, etched [Variant 1]
SMX∙47440 2A ∙Runout side B, etched [Variant 1]
2 SMX∙47439 2ARunout side A, etched [Variant 2]
1 SMX∙47440 2CRunout side B, etched [Variant 2]
MC3635WI ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A
MC3627W4 ⧈-G-⧈Runout side B
MC 3635Label A
MC 3627Label B
MC3635W8 ◈-P-◈ IIRunout, side A, etched
MC3627W6 ◈-P-◈ I̶I̶I̶IRunout, side B, etched
MC3635Label side A
MC3627Label side B
MC3635Side A Label
MC3635-MSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | EMI 1506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion K-5992 / Interfusion MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | EMI EMI WIRL 483First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 404187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | EMI 7809First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion K-5992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Peru | Parlophone 580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | EMI 73X060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | EMI 73-X-060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40418First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-404187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-535897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-404187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-404187", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Please Mr. Please are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Australia, US, Argentina, Barbados and more. One of them is Interfusion K-5992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-5992, MCA-40418, 1506, EMI WIRL 483) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 SMX∙47439 ∙ 2A and SMX∙47440 2A ∙. 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.
