Vinyl pressings
by The Buckinghams · 1967
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy / You Are Gone 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.
13 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.
J ZSP119003-1C p 1A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
J ZSP119004-1C p 4B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
o J ZSP119003-1C p 3A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
o J ZSP119004-1C p 3B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSP119003-1B SSSSA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP119004-1BB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 119003A-Side Label
ZSP 119004B-Side Label
ZSP119003-1D T1A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP119004-1E T1B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP119003-1D T11A-Side Runout Etching
ZSP119004-1D T11B-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP119003-1C pRunout A
J ZSP119004-1C pRunout B
JZSP 119003Label A
JZSP 119004Label B
708Label side A
709Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA-221419First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2859 / CBS 4-44182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461143First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | CBS 2859First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2859First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2859First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44182First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS SSC 818First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44182First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44182First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS LL-2072-CFirst year7" | 7" |
13 vinyl pressings of Mercy, Mercy, Mercy / You Are Gone are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, South Africa, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44182, released May 30, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44182, 2859, SSC 818, LL-2072-C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J ZSP119003-1C p 1 and J ZSP119004-1C p 4. 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.
