Vinyl pressings
by The Fortunes · 1965
Here It Comes Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 15 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.
12243 1F 1 670 11Runout side A, variant 1
12243 2F 1 670 21Runout side B, variant 1
12243 1F 1 670 1Runout side A, variant 2
12243 2F 1 670 2Runout side B, variant 2
12243 1F 2 670Runout side A
12243 2F 2 670 7Runout side B
12243.1 FLabel side A
12243.2 FLabel side B
AA 12 243 1F 2 12 5Runout side A, variant 1
AA 12 243 2F 2 670 11 6Runout side B, variant 1
AA 12 243 1F 2 670 12 5Runout side A, variant 2
AA 12 243 2F 2 670 11 5Runout side B, variant 2
AA 12 243 1F 2 670Runout side A
AA 12 243 2F 2 670Runout side B
12243.1 FLabel side A
12243.2 FLabel side B
AA 12 243 1F 2 670 11 2Runout side A
AA 12 243 2F 2 670 11 6Runout side B
12243.1 FLabel side A
12243.2 FLabel side B
DRF-36637-T1-IC 1Runout side A
DRF-36458-T1-1T C1Runout side B
F.12243 (DR.36637)Label side A
F.12243 (DR.36458)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y7258First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Belgium | Decca 26.021First year7", Mono, Single · Mono | 7", Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Press Records PRE. 9798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F.12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F.12243 / Decca F12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Disques Decca 72.050First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Decca DL 25 207First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F.12243First year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F 12243First year7", Mono, Single · Mono | 7", Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | Decca 45 - F 12243 / Decca F 12243First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 243 / Decca F 12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 243 / Decca F 12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12243 / Decca F 12 243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 243 / Decca F 12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Press Records 45 PRE 97987", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Here It Comes Again are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Decca F 12 243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 12 243, F 12243, F.12243, 45 PRE 9798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12243 1F 1 670 11 and 12243 2F 1 670 21. 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.
