Vinyl pressings
by The Dreamlovers · 1961
When We Get Married / Just Because was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
BellSound SH 337 A AudioMatrixA-Side Runout Variant 1
BellSound SH 337 B AudioMatrixB-Side Runout Variant 1
SH 337 A AudioMatrix Bell Sound ARPA-Side Runout Variant 2
SH-337 B AudioMatrix ARP Bell SoundB-Side Runout Variant 2
BellSound SH 337 A AudioMatrix (MR) ∆39487A-Side Runout Etching
BellSound SH 337 B AudioMatrix (MR) ∆39487-XB-Side Runout Etching
sh-337 aSide A Label
sh-337 bSide B Label
45-SH337A 7XCT1149Side A [Label]
45-SH337B 7XCT1150Side B [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Columbia DO-4236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Top Rank JAR-401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4711First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4711First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Heritage 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Heritage 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Cameo 3377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-10757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2147", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Memory Pain 217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables 10757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 10757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-10757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of When We Get Married / Just Because are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Heritage 102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 102, 45-DB 4711, DO-4236, 45 DB 4711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BellSound SH 337 A AudioMatrix and BellSound SH 337 B 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.
