Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1961
My Friend The Sea was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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.
45 XX I389 A-1WMRunout side A stamped variant 1
45 XX I389 B-2WMRunout side B stamped variant 1
45 XX I389 A-1WM 8 ⊥10Runout side A stamped; "8 ⊥10" etched variant 2
45 XX I389 B-3WM 3 ERunout side B stamped; "3 E" etched variant 2
45.XX.1389-ALabel side A
45.XX.1389-BLabel side B
45 XX I389 A-IWMRunout side A, stamped
45 XX I389 B-2WMRunout side B, stamped
45.XX.1389-ALabel side A
45.XX.1389-BLabel side B
AA0134-ALabel side A
AA0134-BLabel side B
45.XX.1389-ALabel side A
45.XX.1389-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Pye Records PP - 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Pye Records 15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N.15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N.15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15389First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP - 5002 / Pye Records 45NP 50027", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Pye Records ND. 23937", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP - 50027", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | London Records 45-10504-V7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Vogue 45 PV. 151387", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of My Friend The Sea are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15389.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15389, PP - 135, 15389, 7N 15389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX I389 A-1WM and 45 XX I389 B-2WM. 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.
