Vinyl pressings
by Peter & Gordon · 1967
In London For Tea 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.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T-1-2747-H-3 1 ✻Runout A etched, ✻ stamped - variant 1
T-2-2747-H-3 1 ✻Runout B etched, ✻ stamped - variant 1
T-1-2747-H-3 1 ✻Runout A etched, ✻ stamped - variant 2
T-2-2747-H-3 ✻ 2Runout B etched, ✻ stamped - variant 2
T1 2747 P3 0Side A Stamped
T2 27 47 T2 0Side B Stamped
T1-2747-G2 △IAMVariant 1: A-Side etch
T2-2747-F1 △IAMVariant 1: B-Side etch
T-X-1-2747A-Side Label
T-X-2-2747B-Side Label
ST1 2747 W1 0Deadwax side A
ST2 2747 W1 0Deadwax side B
(ST–X–1–2747)Label side A
(ST–X–2–2747)Label side B
ST1-2747-B2Side A runout
ST2-2747-B2Side B runout
ST1-2747-B2Side A Variant 2
ST-2-2747-B1Side B Variant 2
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 | Capitol Records T 2747First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2747First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia SCXM 5020 / Columbia SCXM.5020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2747First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2747First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2747First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T 2747First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2747 / Capitol Records ST–2747First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2747First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST 2747 / Capitol Records ST-2747First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of In London For Tea are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Capitol Records T 2747.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2747, ST 2747, SCXM 5020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-2747-H-3 1 ✻ and T-2-2747-H-3 1 ✻. 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.
