Vinyl pressings
by The Electric Prunes · 1966
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) 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.
23 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
J-4596-1A pA Side runout, variant 1
J-4596-1BB Side runout, variant 1
J-4596-1A p 1A Side runout, variant 2
J-4597-1A p 2B Side runout, variant 2
J -4596--1C TIIIVariant 1: Stamped in runout, side A
J -4597--1C TIIIIVariant 1: Stamped in runout, side B
J -4596--1D TIIIVariant 2: Runout A stamped
J -4596--1D TIIIIVariant 2: Runout B stamped
J-4596-1GA-side runout stamp variant 1
J-4597-1AB-side runout stamp variant 1
J-4596-1AA-side runout stamp variant 2
J-4597-1AB-side runout stamp variant 2
J-4596-1B pA Side Stamped var. 1
J-4597-1G p 3B Side Stamped var. 1
J-4596-1AAA Side Stamped var. 2
J-4597-1G p 3 ("p" and "3" etched)B Side Stamped var. 2
J-4596-1A TA-Side Runout Stamp
J-4597-1A TB-Side Runout Stamp
J4596A-Side Label Matrix Number
J4597B-Side Label Matrix Number
J4596-2 SAEtched
J4597-2 SSEtched
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 | Australia | Reprise Records 0532First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Reprise Records 0532First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0532First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0532First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Greece | Reprise Records J 4596 / Reprise Records Fg 30093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Reprise Records JET-1735First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Japan | Reprise Records JET-1735First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Japan | Reprise Records JET-1735First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Reprise Records G-776First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 0532 / Negram 20532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R.0532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Reprise Records RS 20532First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records 0532First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records ADA 167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records ADA 167", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Reprise Records RP 50127", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Peru | Reprise Records 98817", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1966 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0532, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0532, RS 20532, RV. 20109, RA 0532) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J-4596-1A p and J-4596-1B. 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.
