Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1962
Chariot 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.
5 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
J - 35003 - x - 45 - A 28-7-62Runout area side A
J - 35003 - x - 45 - B 28-7-62Runout area side B
J 35003x45 ALabel side A
J 35003x45 BLabel side B
J 35016x45-A ÷ 15-11-62Runout side A, etched
J 35016x45-B ÷ 15-11-62Runout side B, etched
J 35016x45 AOn label Side A
J 35016x45 BOn label Side B
42142-1-aRunout area side A
42142-2-aRunout area side B
45-STU 42142-1Label side A
45-STU 42142-2Label side B
16111Side A, etched
16112Side B, etched
16111Side A, label
16112Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Denmark | Vogue STU 42142 / Vogue 45-STU 42142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14079 / Vogue Schallplatten PV 15174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35003x45 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 35003x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35016 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 35016First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Australia | Pye Records PP - 1997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Vogue Productions V-41147", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Vogue STU 42142 / Vogue 45-STU 421427", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Vogue PV 9774 / Vogue N 45 PV 97747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15,4957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.154957", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.154957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.154957", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records 31567", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records 31567", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 2667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Laurie Records 31567", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Chariot are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Italy, Denmark, France, Germany. One of them is Disques Vogue J 35003x45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use J 35003x45, J 35016, STU 42142, 45-PV. 15174) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J - 35003 - x - 45 - A 28-7-62 and J - 35003 - x - 45 - B 28-7-62. 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.
