Vinyl pressings
by Sandie Shaw · 1968
Those Were The Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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 17611A-1 △GRunout side A, variant 1
7N 17611 B-2 △GRunout side B, variant 1
7N 17611A-2 △G 1 BRunout side A, variant 2
7N 17611 P-2 △G 2 ERunout side B, variant 2
7N.17611-ALabel Side A
7N.17611-BLabel Side B
7N 17611 A-2 △GRunout side A, stamped
7N 17611 B-2 △GRunout side B, stamped
7N.17611-ALabel side A
7N.17611-BLabel side B
AP-1546 (A)Label side A
AP-1546 (B)Label side B
45-WHPW-2728-X E Manufactured in Germany S-H-IIRunout side A
45-WHPW-2723-X Manufactured in Germany S-H-IIRunout side B
WHPW-2728Label side A
WHPW-2723Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Astor AP-1546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-15080 / RCA Victor 47-15 080First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-15080First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N-17611First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17611First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17 611 / Pye Records 7N 17 611First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17 611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | South Africa | Pye Records PYS 196First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Those Were The Days are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17611.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17611, AP-1546, 47-15080, 7N-17611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17611A-1 △G and 7N 17611 B-2 △G. 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.
