Vinyl pressings
by The Dixie Cups · 1964
You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
Audio Matrix Bell Sound L/S-1044-1BRunout, side A etched, Audio Matrix Bell Sound stamped
Audio Matrix Bell Sound L/S-1045-1BRunout, side B etched, Audio Matrix Bell Sound stamped
L/S 1044Label Side A
L/S 1045Label Side B
L/S 1044Label side A
L/S 1045Label side B
AudioMatrix BellSound LS-1044A-Side Runout Etching
AudioMatrix BellSound LS-1045B-Side Runout Etching
L/S 1044Label Side A
L/S 1045Label Side B
L/S 1044Label Side A
L/S 1045Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Red Bird B-3296XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | France | Red Bird RBV. 35006- / Red Bird RBV. 35006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue HV 2021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-5First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-5First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | UK | Red Bird RB10 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Red Bird RB10 012First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Red Bird RB10 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Red Bird RB-10-012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Red Bird RB 10-012First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Red Bird RB 10-012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RB 10-012, RB-10-012, RB10 012, B-3296X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Audio Matrix Bell Sound L/S-1044-1B and Audio Matrix Bell Sound L/S-1045-1B. 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.
