Vinyl pressings
by The Easybeats · 1966
Friday On My Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
⟙ 45 UP 1157 A-1 KTSide A runout variant 1
45 UP 1157 B-1 KTSide B runout variant 1
45·UP·1157A 7XAPA1214Side A runout variant 2
45·UP 1157B 7XAPA1215Side B runout variant 2
45 UP 1157 A-1 M R KT 1 TA side stamped
45 UP 1157 B-1 AT KT 2B side stamped
45 UP 1157 A-1Runout side A, variant 1
45 UP 1157 B-1Runout side B, variant 1
45 UP 1157 A-1 MR KT1Runout side A, variant 2
45 UP 1157 B-1 AT KT2Runout side B, variant 2
45 UP 1157 A-1 KTA-side runout, stamped
45 UP 1157 B-1 KTB-side runout, stamped
45UP 1157 AA-side label
45UP 1157 BB-side label
45 UP 1157 A-1 M KT 1 TRunout A, stamped
45 UP 1157 B-1 R KT 2Runout B, stamped
45UP 1157 ALabel A
45UP 1157 BLabel B
45 UP 1157 A-1 KT GT ⊢Runout A-side
45 UP 1157 B-1 KT 2 GTRunout B-side
45UP 1157 ALabel A-side
45UP 1157 BLabel B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | United Artists Records 3.222First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Argentina | United Artists Records 3.222First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Brazil | United Artists Records 1315 / Copacabana 1315First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 50106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | United Artists Records 67.097 / United Artists Records 67 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Greece | United Artists Records 67 814First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 3109First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | United Artists Records UA 67 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | United Artists Records UA 67 097 / United Artists Records 67 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Spain | United Artists Records H-135First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | United Artists Records UP 1157First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UA 50,106First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UA 50106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UA 50106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UA 50106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16647", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16647", Single | 7", Single |
37 vinyl pressings of Friday On My Mind are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Australia, UK, US, Netherlands and more. One of them is Parlophone A8234, released October 14, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A8234, UP 1157, UA 50106, UA 50,106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ⟙ 45 UP 1157 A-1 KT and 45 UP 1157 B-1 KT. 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.
