Vinyl pressings
by The Chiffons · 1963
I Have A Boyfriend 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.
14 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PK4M--6386-1 DA-Side Runout Etching
X PK4M--6385--1DB-Side Runout Etching
PK4M 6386A-side label
PK4M 6385B-side label
PK4M 6386A-side label
PK4M 6385B-side label
PK4M 6386A-side label
PK4M 6385B-side label
PK4M--6386--1B I A2Runout, Side A, Stamped
PK4M--6385--1B I A3Runout, Side B, Stamped
PK4M-6386Label Side A
PK4M-6385Label Side B
PK4M--6386--1C Δ-49987-XSide A runout etched/stamped
PK4M--6385--1C Δ-49987Side B runout etched/stamped
PK4M-6386Side A label matrix
PK4M-6385Side B label matrix
PK4M 6386A-side label
PK4M 6385B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Festival Records FK-497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Ariola 10 542 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Ariola 10 542 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 254First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records LR 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | Canada | Laurie Records L-3212XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records LR 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records LR 3212First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records LR 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Laurie Records LR 3212First year7", 45 RPM, Advance | 7", 45 RPM, Advance |
14 vinyl pressings of I Have A Boyfriend are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Laurie Records LR 3212, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LR 3212, 3212, SS 254, L-3212X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PK4M--6386-1 D and X PK4M--6385--1D. 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.
