Vinyl pressings
by The Angels · 1963
My Boyfriend's Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
YW 29908 1 ғSide A run-out, etched, variant 1
YW 29909 1 ғ SSide B run-out, etched, variant 1
YW 29908 4 ғ SSide A run-out, stamped (except ғ S) variant 2
YW 29909 1 ғ SSide B run-out, stamped (except ғ S) variant 2
29908-8 1-1 MRA-side runout - etched
29909 7 1-1 MRB side runout - stamped & etched
I-29908A-side label
I-29909B-side label
YW-29908 1Side A Label
YW-29909 1Side B Label
YW 29908 1 L85-XA side runout
YW 29909 1 885-XB side runout
YW1-29908A side label
YW1-29909B side label
YW 29908 2 FA-Side Runout
YW 29909 1 FB-Side Runout
YW1-29908A-Side Label
YW1-29909B-Side Label
7XYWI 29908-1NRun-out Side A
7XYWI 29909-1NRun-out Side B
7XYWI 29908Label Side A
7XYWI 29909Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Philips BF-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Mercury S-1834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Mercury S-1834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Philips BF 320 164 / Philips 320 164 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Philips 320 164 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Philips 320 164 BF / Philips 3641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Mercury AMT(I) 1211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 327 400 JFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 320 164 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips PF338023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Philips 320 164 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Mercury AMT 1211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Smash Records S-1834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Smash Records S-1834First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Smash Records S-1834First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Philips 874 364-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Mercury MRC 10297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Smash Records S-18347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of My Boyfriend's Back are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-1834, released July 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-1834, AMT 1211, BF-45, BF 320 164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 29908 1 ғ and YW 29909 1 ғ S. 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.
