Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1961
Sailor 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.
15 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 1324 A-2Runout A-side, Variant 1
45 XX 1324 B-1Runout B-side, Variant 1
45 XX 1324 A-1 E/T 4 PRunout A-side, Variant 2
45 XX 1324 B-2 E/T 3 FRunout B-side, Variant 2
45 XX1324 A-2A Side Matrix
45 XX1324 B-2B Side Matrix
45.XX.1324-ALabel side A
45/XX.1324-BLabel side B
45 XX 1324 A-2A Side runout, stamped
45 XX 1324 B-1B Side runout, stamped
2 E/T NA Side runout, etched
5 E/T UB Side runout, etched
45 XX 1324 A-1Runout A-side, Variant 1
45 XX 1324 B-1Runout B-side, Variant 1
45.XX.1324-ALabel A-side
45.XX.1324-BLabel B-side
45XX1324A-2(Variant 1) Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
45XX1324B-1(Variant 1) Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
45XX1324A-1(Variant 2) Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
45XX1324B-2(Variant 2) Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
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-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 15324 / Pye Records 7N.15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15123First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15123First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Pye Records N 15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 15324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N15324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 15324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Pye Records 7N.15 324First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15324First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Sailor are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1961 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, Australia, Denmark, France and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15324.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15324, PP-100, 7N 15324, 45-PV. 15111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1324 A-2 and 45 XX 1324 B-1. 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.
