Vinyl pressings
by The Happenings · 1966
See You In September 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.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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.
BTP 145-2 A3 RA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
BTP 146-2 A1 RB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
BTP 145-1 A4 RA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
BTP 146-1 A5 RB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
BTP 145 -1 ALRunout, side A, etched [-1 AL stamped] version1
BTP 146 -1 ALRunout, side B, etched [-1 AL stamped] version 1
BTP 145 -1 I A3Runout, side A, etched [-1 I A3 stamped] version 2
BTP 146 -1 I A4Runout, side B, etched [-1 I A4 stamped] version 2
Δ61994Etched Side A
Δ61994-XEtched Side B
MR (in circle)Stamped both sides
BTP-145Side A Label
BTP-145Label A
BTP-146Label B
BTP-145Side A Label
BTP-146Side B Label
BTP 145-1 A1A-Side Runout Etching
BTP 146-1 A1B-Side Runout Etching
BTP 145A-side label
BTP 146B-side label
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 | Australia | Festival Records FK 1431First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Brazil | Mocambo 1.202 / FDR Discos 1.202First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Barry B-3431XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Disques Vogue INT. 80053First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14563First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14563First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | Philips 32527", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1966 | Italy | B.T. Puppy Records C.D.B. 1090 / CDB C.D.B. 1090First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 269 806 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-1431First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | Fontana 269 806 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Sweden | Jubilee 45-STU 42248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TF 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TF 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | B.T. Puppy Records 45-520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | B.T. Puppy Records C.D.B. 1090 / CDB C.D.B. 10907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of See You In September are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is B.T. Puppy Records 45-520.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-520, BTP-520, TF 735, FK 1431) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTP 145-2 A3 R and BTP 146-2 A1 R. 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.
