Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1968
Don't Give Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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.
LA-16623-1D [TI]Runout, side A, stamped, except, [etched], variant 1
LA-16624-1D [TI]Runout, side B, stamped, except, [etched], variant 1
LA-16623-1D [TI]Runout, side A, stamped, except, [etched], variant 2
LA-16624-1D [TII]Runout, side B, stamped, except, [etched], variant 2
LA 16623-1A SSRunout, side A, stamped, except, [etched]
LA-16624-1B SS1Runout, side B, stamped, except, [etched]
LA16623Label side A
LA16624Label side B
p LA-16623-1AA side runout stamped, variant 1
p LA-16624-1AB side runout stamped, variant 1
o LA-16623-1A pA side runout stamped, variant 2
o LA-16624-1A pB side runout stamped, variant 2
7N.17580-ALabel side A
7N.17580-BLabel side B
7N.17580-ALabel side A
7N.17580-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Astor AP-1515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Rozenblit CS-5.022 / Disques Vogue CS-5.022First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Trans-Canada TC 3264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Disques Vogue STU 42324First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Finland | Disques Vogue VOG 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45 1522 / Disques Vogue V. 45-1522First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Pye Records 7N-17580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17580First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue HV 2109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17580First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Peru | Disques Vogue V-120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Trinidad & Tobago | Pye Records 7N-17580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17580First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Trinidad & Tobago | Pye Records 7N -175807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SVG-82537", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Don't Give Up are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7216.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7216, 7N.17580, 7N 17580, AP-1515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LA-16623-1D [TI] and LA-16624-1D [TI]. 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.
