Vinyl pressings
by Scaffold · 1968
Lily The Pink 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.
40 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 23 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.
7XCE 21211-1 GAM KT 1Side A runout variant 1
7XCE 21212-1 GPR KT 6Side B runout variant 1
7XCE 21211-1 LH KT 3Side A runout variant 2
7XCE 21212-1 GGG KT 7Side B runout variant 2
7XCE 21211-1 HD KT 3Runout - side A variant 1
7XCE 21212-1 LP KT 2Runout - side B variant 1
7XCE 21211-1 GDM KT 1Runout - side A variant 2
7XCE 21212-1 GAD KT 7Runout - side B variant 2
7XCE 21211-1 L G R KT 3A-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21212-1 RR P KT 6B-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21211•1 MT KT 4A-side runout, stamped apart from MT which is etched
7XCE 21212•1 OL KT 6B-side runout, stamped apart from OL which is etched
7XCE 21211-1 KT 11A-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21212-1 KT 11B-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21211-1 KT 11Side A
7XCE 21212-1 KT 10Side B
7XCE 21211-1 GTD KT 1A-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21212-1 ROM KT 6B-side runout, stamped
7XCE 21211A-side label
7XCE 21212B-side label
7XCE 21211-1 KT 7Side A runout variant 1
7XCE 21212-1 KT 8Side B runout variant 1
7XCE 21211-1 KT 8Side A runout variant 2
7XCE 21212-1 KT 8Side B runout variant 2
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 | Parlophone A-8614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records 72562First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R5734 / Parlophone R 5734First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5734First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R5734First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Finland | Parlophone R 5734First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Odeon FO 133First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Odeon FO 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 962First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 962First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 962First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Parlophone R. 5734First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5734First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Parlophone R-5734 / Parlophone R 5734First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Carisch HCA 10001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Parlophone R57347", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Electrola 0 239627", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Italy | Carisch HCA 100017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Nigeria | Parlophone R57347", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R 57347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone PDP 50907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Odeon 45-LA 43017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
51 vinyl pressings of Lily The Pink are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Sweden, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5734, released October 18, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5734, B-747, SP-8209, A-8614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21211-1 GAM KT 1 and 7XCE 21212-1 GPR KT 6. 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.
