Vinyl pressings
by The Exciters · 1962
Tell Him / Hard Way To Go 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.
7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZTSP-81874-1BRunout side A, variant 1
ZTSP-82895-1CRunout side B, variant 1
· ZTSP-81894-1C · Bell SoundRunout side A, variant 2
· ZTSP-81895-1B Bell SoundRunout side B, variant 2
Bell Sound ZTSP-81894-1E TII NEA side runout
Bell Sound ZTSP-81895-1E TI NEB side runout
ZTSP 81894Side A Label
ZTSP 81895Side B Label
ZTSP-81894-1GRunout, Side A, Etched
ZTSP-81895-1GRunout, Side B, Etched
ZTSP 81894Label Side A
ZTSP 81895Label Side B
ZTSP-81874-1E TIIRunout side A
ZTSP-82895-1D TIIRunout side B
ZTSP 81894Label side A
ZTSP 81895Label side B
ZTSP-81894-1G Δ45349A-side runout etched
ZTSP-81895-1G Δ45349-XB-side runout etched
ZTSP-81894A-side label matrix
ZTSP-81895B-side label matrix
ZTSP81894Side A, etched runout
ZTSP81895Side B, etched runout
ZTSP-81894Side A, label
ZTSP-81895Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | United Artists Records 67 039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UA 544First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | Australia | United Artists Records UA-10347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | United Artists Records UA-347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UA-5447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Rhodesia | United Artists Records 45 UA 327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | United Artists Records 45 UA 327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | United Artists Records 45UP-10117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | United Artists Records 45UP-10117", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | United Artists Records UA 5447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | United Artists Records 67 0397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | United Artists Records UAg 30237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records 67 0397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Tell Him / Hard Way To Go are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is United Artists Records UA 544, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 544, 67 039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP-81874-1B and ZTSP-82895-1C. 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.
