Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1965
If I Needed Someone 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.
13 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 9 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.
7XCE 18343-1 GG KTRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18344-1 0 KTRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18343-1 P KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18344-1 G P KT 4Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18343-1 GG KTRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18344-1 0 KTRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18343-1 P KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18344-1 G P KT 4Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18343-1 KTRunout side A, stamped
7XCE 18344-1 KT 1Runout side B, stamped
7XCE 18343Label side A
7XCE 18344Label side B
7XCE 18343-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18344-1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18343 45Label side A
7XCE 18344 45Label side 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 | Parlophone A-8181First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 690First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3195First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Norway | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 374First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5392First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5392First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-53927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of If I Needed Someone are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Finland and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5392, released December 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5392, A-8181, 45-DPY 690, NZP.3195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18343-1 GG KT and 7XCE 18344-1 0 KT. 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.
