Vinyl pressings
by The Foundations · 1968
Build Me Up Buttercup was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7N 17636 A-1∆G KT 1 BBSide A runout, stamped/etched
7N 17636 B-1∆G KT 1 BISide B runout, stamped/etched
7N.17636-ASide A label
7N.17636-BSide B label
7N 17636 A-1 ∆ GA side
7N 17636 B-1 ∆ GB side
7N 17636 A-1△GSide A Runout Stamped
7N 17636 B-1△GSide B Runout Stamped
7N 17636 A-1△GSide A Runout Stamped
7N 17636 B-1△GSide B Runout Stamped
FYRunout, Both Sides, Etched
7N 17636 A-1 ∆ G DMSide A runout
7N 17636 B-1 ∆ GSide B runout
7N 17636 A-1 ∆ GSide A runout
7N 17636 B-1 ∆ GSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.166First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.166 / Pye Records 7N 17636First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Astor AP-1567First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Musidisc CS-77 / Pye Records CS-77First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Pye Records 7N 17636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Pye Records 45. PV. 15307 / Pye Records 45 PV. 15307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14813 / Vogue Schallplatten DV 14813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | UNI Records 55101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3268First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | India | Stateside 7N.17636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17636First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N17636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Pye Records PM 063 / Melody PM 0637", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Pye Records G 8627", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Trinidad & Tobago | Pye Records 7N 176367", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
45 vinyl pressings of Build Me Up Buttercup are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17636.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17636, 7N 17636, 7N17636, 55101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17636 A-1∆G KT 1 BB and 7N 17636 B-1∆G KT 1 BI. 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.
