Vinyl pressings
by Sandie Shaw · 1967
Puppet On A String was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.
300 081ARunout side A, variant 1
300.081-B2Runout side B, variant 1
S 300.081-A 2Runout side A, variant 2
S 300.081-B 3Runout side B, variant 2
300 081 ARunout side A, etched. variant 1
300.081 B2Runout side B, etched, variant 1
300.081 - A2Runout side A, etched. variant 2
300.081 - B3Runout side B, etched, variant 2
300 081 ARunout side A, etched
300.081 B2Runout side B, etched
300081 ALabel side A
300081 BLabel side B
X 300.081-A2Side A
300081 ALabel side A
300081 BLabel side B
13 524 ALabel side A
13 524 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Astor AP-1353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Astor AP-1353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Astor AP-1353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Pye Records 7N-17272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 013 0193First year7", Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUN 43245First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Europe | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257 bisFirst year7", Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257 bisFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV 15261 bisFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300081 / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HT 300081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300081 / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HT 300081First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor AP-13537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Iran | Peter Maurice Music PM 019 (7N 17272)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | Pye Records NP 5123 / Pye Records 45NP 51237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 172727", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Venezuela | Orbe 5081 / Pye Records 50817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
46 vinyl pressings of Puppet On A String are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Pye Records HT 300081.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HT 300081, 13 524, 0575, AP-1353) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 300 081A and 300.081-B2. 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.
