Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1966
A Sign Of The Times was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
JA15030-1 SSRunout side A, variant 1
JA15027-2 SSSSRunout side B, variant 1
JA15030-1 SSRunout side A, variant 2
JA15027-2 SSSRunout side B, variant 2
JA15030-1D TIIIRunout side A
J A-15027-1F TIIRunout side B
JA15030Label side A
JA15027Label side B
JA-15030-1A PA-side runout, variant 1
JA-15027-1A PB-side runout, variant 1
JA-15030-1B PA-side runout, variant 2
JA-15027-1B PB-side runout, variant 2
JA15030A side label
JA15027B side label
7N.17071-ALabel side A
7N.17071-BLabel side B
7N.17071-ALabel side A
7N.17071-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Astor AP-1222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Disques Vogue STU 42239 / Disques Vogue 45-STU 42239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Disques Vogue EPL 8447 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8447First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DVS 14484 / Vogue Schallplatten DV 14484First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue HV 2051First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | Disques Vogue VN 1001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60558First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5802First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5802First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of A Sign Of The Times are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5802.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5802, 7N.17071, 7N 17071, US-180-V) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JA15030-1 SS and JA15027-2 SSSS. 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.
