Vinyl pressings
by The Buckinghams · 1967
Don't You Care 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 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.
ZSP117868-1ERunout - Stamped - Side A
ZSP117867-1HRunout - Stamped - Side B
ZSP117868-1F p 2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
ZSP117867-1F p 4B-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
ZSP117868-1G ᵀᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀ etched)
ZSP117867-1B ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (ᵀ etched)
ZSP 117868Label Side A
ZSP 117867Label Side B
ZSP117868-1A ᵀᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀ etched)
ZSP117867-1A ᵀᴵᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (ᵀ etched)
ZSP 117868Label Side A
ZSP 117867Label Side B
ZSP117868-1FRunout - Stamped - Side A
ZSP117867-1FRunout - Stamped - Side B
ZSP 117868Matrix - Center Label - Side A
ZSP 117867Matrix - Center Label - Side B
ZSP117868-1ERunout - Stamped - Side A
ZSP117867-1ERunout - Stamped - Side B
ZSP117868-1C [ss]Runout - Stamped [etched] - Side A, variant #2
ZSP117867-1D [ss]Runout - Stamped [etched] - Side B, variant #2
JZSP117868-1F p 2A side runout
JZSP117867-1F p 2B side runout
JZSP 117868A side label
JZSP 117867B side label
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 | France | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS LL-1047-CFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | CBS 6104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC 768First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Spain | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2640First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44053First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44053First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44053First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't You Care are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44053, released February 23, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44053, 2640, LL-1047-C, 6104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP117868-1E and ZSP117867-1H. 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.
