Vinyl pressings
by The Crystals · 1962
He's Sure The Boy I Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.
TCY-9> ANNETTE & PHIL >. AudioMatrixRunout side A etched, variant 1
TCY-10 AudioMatrixRunout side B etched, variant 1
TCY-9 PHIL & ANNETTE AudioMatrixRunout side A etched, variant 2
TCY-10 AudioMatrixRunout side B etched, variant 2
TCY-9 PHIL & ANNETTE AudioMatrixRunout side A etched
TCY-10Runout side B etched
TCY-9> AudioMatrix ANNETTE & PHIL >Side A runout
TCY-10 AudioMatrixSide B runout
P-TCY 9Label side A
P-TCY 10Label side B
△45888 (ALC) 45 TCY-9 REI ANNETTE & PHIL >A side runout
△45888-X 45 TCY-10 ②B side runout
TCY-9A side label
TCY-10B side label
Δ45888 45 TCY-9 REI ANNETTE & PHIL >A Side, runout
Δ45888-X 45 TCY-10 ②B Side, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Quality 1499XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | London Records DL 20 686First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HLU 9661First year7", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | London Records DL 20 6867", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Japan | London Records HIT (L)-30 / London American Recordings HIT (L)-307", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | Mexico | London Records 45/2387", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.822 / London American Recordings NZL.8227" | 7" |
17 vinyl pressings of He's Sure The Boy I Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philles Records 109, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 109, 109X, HLU 9661, HL-2064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TCY-9> ANNETTE & PHIL >. AudioMatrix and TCY-10 AudioMatrix. 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.
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