Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1967
New Gold Hits 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 4 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.
PHS-600-243A M-1 Bell Sound MR oRunout A, variant 1
PHS-600-243B M-1 Bell Sound MR oRunout B, variant 1
PHS-600-243A M-1 Bell Sound MRRunout A, variant 2
PHS-600-243B M-3 Bell Sound MRRunout B, variant 2
PHM200243A M4 TX PSide A Stamped
1Side A Etched
PHM200243B M4 P TXSide B Stamped
2Side B Etched
PHS-600-243A M-1 2 D TRunout Side A
PHS-600-243B M-3 D T 1Runout Side B
PHM-200-243A1 Bell Sound sf MRSide A runout
PHM-200-243B 2 Bell Sound sf MRSide B runout
T 0 PHS-600-243A M-3 2 Λ4Side A stamped except "2" before Λ
T PHS-600-243B M-1 2 Λ2Side B stamped except "2" before Λ
PHM200243A M1 [I]T [I]VSide A runout, stamped, [etched]
PHM200243B M4 [I] T [I]VSide B runout, stamped, [etched]
PHM-200-243Side A + B label matrix
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 | Argentina | Philips 82178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHM.200.243 / Philips PHM 200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHM.200.243 / Philips PHM 200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips PHM-200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record SFL-1505LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-243First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-243LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS-600-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHM-200-243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Philips 11.040LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of New Gold Hits are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Philips PHS-600-243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHS-600-243, PHM-200-243, 82178, PHM.200.243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHS-600-243A M-1 Bell Sound MR o and PHS-600-243B M-1 Bell Sound MR o. 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.
