Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1975
The Four Seasons Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T \ 0 PS 7000A-1 TX BRunout Side A, Variant 1
P PS700BRunout Side B, Variant 1
PVT 7000C X ERunout Side C, Variant 1
PVT 7000 D DRunout Side D, Variant 1
PVT 700A XSide A etched
I B PSide A stamped
PS 7000 BSide B etched
I PSide B stamped
T1 PS7000 A-3 CRunout Side 1
T1 PS7000 B-2 CRunout Side 2
T1 PS7000 C-1 D/2Runout Side 3
PVT 7000 D-2 C1Runout Side 4
PVT 7000A-XRunout Side A
PS7000B ACRunout Side B
PVT 7000C X CRunout Side C
PVT 7000D ADRunout Side D
PS 7000ARunout Side 1
PS 7000BRunout Side 2
PS 7000CRunout Side 3
PS 7000DRunout Side 4
T\ PS 7000A-2 CRunout side A, variant 1
T\ PS 7000B-2 ARunout side B, variant 1
T\ PS 7000C-1 DRunout side C, variant 1
T\ PS 7000D-2 BRunout side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Private Stock XPSL 3003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Germany | Private Stock 1C 188-97 293/94First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Japan | Private Stock EMS-67059-60 / Private Stock PS 7000-DFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Mexico | Private Stock SLEMB-678First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Private Stock DAPS 1001 / Private Stock PS 7000-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Private Stock DAPS 1001LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Peru | Private Stock ELD 03.25.390First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | South Africa | Private Stock PSTJ(W) 2002 / Private Stock PSTJ (W) 2002First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 7000First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 7000First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Private Stock PS 7000-2LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Private Stock 1C 188-97 293/94LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
28 vinyl pressings of The Four Seasons Story are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 7000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 7000, PS 9000(PS 7000), XPSL 3003, PS 7000-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T \ 0 PS 7000A-1 TX B and P PS700B. 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.
