Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1965
The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault Of Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
PHS 600-196A M3Side A Runout Stamped variant 1
PHS 600-196B M3Side B Runout Stamped variant 1
PHS 600-196A M1Side A Runout Stamped variant 2
PHS 600-196B M1Side B Runout Stamped variant 2
PHS600196A - M1 P 14 oRunout A
PHS600196B - M1 P 20 1D oRunout B
Bell SoundA & B Stamped
PHM 200-196A sf RRA-Side Etched
PHM 200-196B sf RRB-Side Etched
PHM 200-196A2 sf RR AR11A-Side Etched
PHM 200-196 A (² above ...) BELL SOUND sf RR R IIIIEtched A side (BELL SOUND stamped)
PHM 200-196 B (¹ above ...) BELL SOUND sf R II RREtched B side (BELL SOUND stamped)
PHM200196A M3Variation 1 side A
PHM200196B M3Variation 1 side B
PHM200196A M6 P
PHM200196B M2 P
PHS 600-196Matrix A
PHS 600-196Matrix B
PHS600196A-M3 111111111111Runout A
PHS600196B-M3 TRunout B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips PD 208First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Philips PDS-208First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Philips PHS 600-196First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL 7719 / Philips BL.7719First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips PHS-600-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHM 200-196 / Philips PHM-200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHM 200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHS 600-196First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHM 200-196 / Philips PHM-200-196First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philips PHS 600-196First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Philips PHS 600-196LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Philips PHS 600-196LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6336 021LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1331LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Philips PHM 200-196LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Philips PHM 200-196 / Philips PHM-200-196LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
29 vinyl pressings of The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault Of Hits are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philips PHS 600-196, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHS 600-196, PHM 200-196, BL 7719, PHS-600-196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHS 600-196A M3 and PHS 600-196B M3. 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.
