Vinyl pressings
by Sandie Shaw · 1964
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
45-XX-1704-A-2CSide A runout stamped, variant 1
45-XX-1704-B-2CSide B runout stamped, variant 1
45 XX 1704 B-2VSide B runout stamped, variant 2
45 XX 1704 A1VSide A runout stamped, variant 3
45.XX.1704-ASide A variant 1
45.XX.1704-BSide B variant 1
45XX1704 A-2V AJ 2 KTSide A variant 2 stamped
45XX1704 B-2V S 2 KTSide B variant 2 stamped
45 XX 1704 A-2V 1 KT 0Runout side A
45 XX 1704 B-2V 1 KT 7Runout side B
45.XX.1704-ALabel side A
45.XX.1704-BLabel side B
45XX1704AIVSide A, runout, stamped
45XX1704BIVSide B, runout, stamped
45.XX.1704-ASide A, label
45.XX.1704-BSide B, label
2987Label side A
2988Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Astor AP 1078First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 758First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | France | Pye Records 45-PV. 15195 / Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | PYE Records GP 3208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7n 15704 / Negram 7n 15704First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 15704 / Pye Records 7n 15704First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | PYE Records 7N 15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | PYE Records PY 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15704 / Pye Records 7 N 15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye Records 7N 15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye Records 7N 15704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15704.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15704, 7N 15704, 0320, LL-699-Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-XX-1704-A-2C and 45-XX-1704-B-2C. 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.
