Vinyl pressings
by Soupy Sales · 1965
The Mouse / Pachalafaka was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ABC-12540 BellSound lyA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
ABC-12531 BellSound lyB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
ABC-12540 Bell Sound lyA-Side Runout variant 2
ABC-12531 Bell Sound LW lyB-Side Runout variant 2
12540 Bell SoundRunout A
12531 Bell SoundRunout B
AMP 45-12540Label A
AMP 45-12531Label B
45 AMP 12540-1 K TSide A
45 AMP 12531-1 K TSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Ampar MK-947First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1432First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1432First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10646First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10646First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10646First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | ABC-Paramount 10646First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10646First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Sparton 45-1334RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Sparton 45-1334RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of The Mouse / Pachalafaka are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Australia. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-10646.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-10646, 10646, POP 1432, 45-1334R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC-12540 BellSound ly and ABC-12531 BellSound ly. 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.
