Vinyl pressings
by Scaffold · 1967
Thank U Very Much 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.
18 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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 19098-1 AH KTSide A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 19099-1 AP KTSide B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 19098-1 PM KT 1Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 19099-1 PR KT 5Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 19098-1 KTSide A Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19099-1 KTSide B Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19098Side A Label
7XCE 19099Side B Label
7XCE 19098-1 KTSide A Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19099-1 KTSide B Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19098Side A Label
7XCE 19099Side B Label
7XCE 19098-1 AH KTSide A Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19099-1 AP KTSide B Runout, Stamped
7XCE 19098Side A Label
7XCE 19099Side B Label
CC1-72524 X TRunout A, etched
CC2-72524 X TRunout B, etched
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 | Parlophone A8275First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records 72524First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5643First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Odeon FO 107 / Odeon F0 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Odeon FO 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Odeon O 23 690 / Odeon 45-O-29 618First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5643First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 11First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Parlophone R 5643First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Parlophone SPD 444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 444First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Parlophone R 5643First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone PDP 50847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Thank U Very Much are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5643, released November 3, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5643, A8275, 72524, FO 107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 19098-1 AH KT and 7XCE 19099-1 AP KT. 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.
