Vinyl pressings
by Peter, Paul & Mary · 1962
If I Had A Hammer was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
EX-12718-1CRunout, side A, stamped, variant 1
EX-12719-1DRunout, side B, stamped, variant 1
EX-12718-1C TIRunout, side A, stamped, variant 2
EX-12719-1D TIRunout, side B, stamped, variant 2
EX-12718-1ASide A Runout Stamped
EX-12719-1BSide B Runout Stamped
EX12718Side A Label
EX12719Side B Label
EX12718A-side Label
EX12719B-side Label
45-EX-12718-1CSide A
45-EX-12719-1CSide B
45-EX-12718-1CSide A
45-EX-12719-1CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 45-WB.74First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB.74First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 45-WB.74First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records G-5296First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5296First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 71007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 52967", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of If I Had A Hammer are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5296.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5296, G-5296, 45-WB.74, WB.74) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EX-12718-1C and EX-12719-1D. 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.
