Vinyl pressings
by Spanky & Our Gang · 1967
Making Every Minute Count 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
40135 2 MRRunout, Side A, Stamped, variant 1
40137 3 MRRunout, Side B, Stamped, variant 1
40135 2 [MR]Runout, Side A, Stamped, except [etched], variant 2
40137 2 [MR]Runout, Side B, Stamped, except [etched], variant 2
40135 2 MRRunout, Side A, Stamped
40137 3 MRRunout, Side B, Stamped
1-40135Label Side A
1-40137Label Side B
2-401351 MRRunout side A, stamped (except MR etched)
2-40137 1 MRRunout side B, stamped (except MR etched)
2-40135Label side A
2-40137Label side B
127 302 1FSide A label
127 302 2FSide B label
MX153485A Side Runout
MX153486B Side Runout
72714-AA Side Label
72714-BB Side Label
1-40135 I =Runout A
1-40137 l =Runout B
1-40135Label A
1-40137Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-338First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Mercury M. 72714First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 592 STFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 592 STFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Mercury 45 4114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Mercury 127 302 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 302 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Mercury 72714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Mercury MF 999 / Mercury 127 302 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Mercury 72714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Mercury 72714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Mercury DJ2-72714First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Making Every Minute Count are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 72714.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72714, DJ2-72714, MF 999, BF-338) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 40135 2 MR and 40137 3 MR. 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.
