Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1966
Tell It To The Rain was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PHW1-38905-1 MRA-side runout, variant 1
PHW1-34723-1 MRB-side runout, variant 1
PHW1-38905-1 MRA-side runout, variant 2
PHW1-34723-2 MRB-side runout, variant 2
PHW1-38905-1 X-5052 MRRunout A
PHW1-34723-1 X-5053 MRRunout B
PHW1-38905Label A
PHW1-34723Label B
PHW 38905 3A-side runout,
PHW 34723 3 3B-side runout, etched
PHW1-38905A-side label
PHW1-34723B-side label
PHW1-38905A-side label
PHW1-34723B-side label
PHW 38905 2 P
PHW 34723 3 P
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Philips PH-40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Philips PH.40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Ireland | Philips EBF.1538 / Philips 304 114.BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 304 114 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1538 / Philips 304114 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1538 / Philips 304114 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Philips 40412First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-2957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Philips BF 304 114 / Philips 304 114 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Philips PH.404127", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Tell It To The Rain are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Philips 40412.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40412, BF 1538, PH-40412, PH.40412) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHW1-38905-1 MR and PHW1-34723-1 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.
