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.
38 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7N 17272 A≠3 △HA-side runout, variant 1
7N 17272 B≠1 △HB-side runout, variant 1
7N 17272 A≠3 △H KT ZR 5A-side runout, variant 2
7N 17272 B≠1 △H KT R 7A-side runout, variant 2
7N 17272AB̶̷̸̲̅3 △ HSide A runout, variant 1
7N 17272BA̶̷̸̲̅1 △ HSide B runout, variant 1
7N 17272AB̶̷̸̲̅3 △ H 2 KSide A runout, variant 2
7N 17272BA̶̷̸̲̅1 △ H 6 KSide B runout, variant 1
7N 17272 AB̶ 3 △ H 4 KT SSide A runout
7N 17272 BA̶ 1 △ H 1 KT LSide B runout
7N.17272-ASide A label
7N.17272-BSide B label
7N 17272 A3 △HA-side runout, variant 1
7N 17272 B1 △HB-side runout, variant 1
7N 17272 AB̷3 △H 2 KT ZZGA-side runout, variant 2
7N 17272 BA̷1 △H 7 KT PB-side runout, variant 2
7N / 17272A 3 △ H KT DNSide A
7N / 17272B 1 △ H KT DPSide 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 | Argentina | Music Hall 30.842First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Austria | Pye Records 7N 17272 / Pye Records 7N.17272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 819First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Finland | Pye Records 7N. 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Finland | Pye Records 7N. 17272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV 15261First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15257First year7", Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Pye Records 00X-726 / PRT 00X-7267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Pye Records 7N 172727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
41 vinyl pressings of Puppet On A String are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Japan, Argentina, Austria and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17272.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17272, 7N 17272, LL-2057-Y, 30.842) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17272 A≠3 △H and 7N 17272 B≠1 △H. 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.
