Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1964
Rag Doll / Silence Is Golden was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 13 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.
PHW1-32689-6 RRA Side etched, variant 1
PHW1-32690-1 RRB Side etched, variant 1
PHW1-32689-3 RRA Side etched, variant 2
PHW1-32690-4 RRB Side etched, variant 2
S PHW1-32689-4 RREtched in runout A, variant 1
PHW1-32690-5 RREtched in runout B, variant 1
S PHW1-32689-6 RREtched in runout A, variant 2
PHW1-32690-5 S RREtched in runout B, variant 2
PHW1-32689-1 X-1444Side A runout
PHW1-32690-1 X-1445Side B runout
PHW1-32689Label A
PHW1-32690Label B
PHW1-32689-1 #8 RSide A runout, variant 1
PHW1-32690-1 2 RSide B runout, variant 1
PHW1- 32689-1 #4 RSide A runout, variant 2
PHW1-32690-1 #9 RSide B runout, variant 2
PHW1-32689-2 RRRunout A
PHW1-32690-2 RRRunout B
PHW1-32689Label A
PHW1-32690Label B
304047 1F ▽1 // 420 1 2Runout side A variant 1
304047 2F ▽1 = 420 1 1Runout side B variant 1
304047 1 F ▽ 1 // 420 111 C1 9Runout side A variant 2
304047 2 F ▽ 1 = 420 112 C3 6Runout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-1137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Canada | Philips 40211XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Philips PHI-1035First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Denmark | Philips BF 304047 / Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Ireland | Philips EBF.1347 / Philips 304 047.BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Philips FL-1134First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Philips JF 305 512 / Philips 305 512 JFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Philips PF 338049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Philips PF 338049First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Norway | Philips BF 304047 / Philips 304 047 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Old Gold OG 92807", Single, Stereo, Mono, 45 RPM, Reissue · Mono | 7", Single, Stereo, Mono, 45 RPM, Reissue · Mono |
| 1983 | UK | Old Gold OG 92807", Single, Stereo, Mono, 45 RPM, Reissue · Mono | 7", Single, Stereo, Mono, 45 RPM, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Scandinavia | Philips 304 047 BF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 92807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Rag Doll / Silence Is Golden are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philips 40211, released June 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40211, BF 1347, BF-113, 40211X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHW1-32689-6 RR and PHW1-32690-1 RR. 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.
