Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1967
C'mon Marianne was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
1-40403 - 6 MRSide A run-out, etched, variant 1
1-40404 - 7 MRSide B run-out, etched, variant 1
1-40403 - 4 MRSide A run-out, etched, variant 2
1-40404 - 6 MRSide B run-out, etched, variant 2
40403 1Dead Wax Side A
40404 2Dead Wax Side B
40403 2 P 2Side A runout
40404 1 P 2Side B runout
1-40403Side A label
1-40404Side B label
1-40403-7 MRA side runout
1-40404-6 MRB side runout
1-40403A side label
1-40404B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Philips DC 339.011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PH.40460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Philips BF 304 130 / Philips 304 130 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 304 130 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips BF-304130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Philips 304 130 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Philips SSP 973First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BF 1584 / Philips 340 130 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BF 1584 / Philips 340 130 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40460First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40460First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Philips SFL-1111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Philips 40460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Philips BF 304 1307", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Chile | Philips 304.1307", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of C'mon Marianne are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Philips 40460, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40460, BF 1584, SFL-1111, BF-327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-40403 - 6 MR and 1-40404 - 7 MR. 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.
