Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1968
Listen To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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 21209-1 GP KT 2Runout Side A variant 1
7XCE 21210-1 RR KT 2Runout Side B variant 1
7XCE 21209-1 MO KT 2Runout Side A variant 2
7XCE 21210-1 AP KT 2Runout Side B variant 2
7XCE 21209-1 2 A KT
7XCE 21210-1 2 H KT
7 XCE 21210Side A
7 XCE 21209Side B
7XCE 21209-1 KTSide A, runout, stamped
7XCE 21210-1 KTSide B, runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Ariel 310.265First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5733First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5733First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | France | Fontana 260.180 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 136First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5733First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16438First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-2153First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-2153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 23First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Parlophone R 5733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Philippines | Parlophone Pal60804First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 480First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 480First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Odeon OSL 200First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records 64187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-57337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Listen To Me are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Netherlands, Argentina, Denmark and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5733, released September 27, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5733, 310.265, 260.180 MF, GMSP 136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21209-1 GP KT 2 and 7XCE 21210-1 RR KT 2. 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.
