Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1965
Look Through Any Window 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.
27 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 16 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 18296 -1 T KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18297 -1 G R KT 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 18296 -1 GP KT 2Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18297 -1 GL KT 3Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 18296 -1 A D KT 1Runout side A, stamped
7XCE 18297 -1 M R KT 4Runout side B, stamped
7XCE.18296Label side A
7XCE.18297Label side B
7XCE 18296-1 GP KTVariant 1, Runout, Side A
7XCE 18297-1 GO KTVariant 1, Runout, Side B
7XCE 18296-1 PT KTVariant 2, Runout, Side A
7XCE 18297-1 PM KTVariant 2, Runout, Side B
7XCE 18296 -1 PG KT 1Side A, runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 18297 -1 OP KT 1Side B, runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 18296 -1 PG KT 4Side A, runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 18297 -1 OP KT 1Side B, runout, stamped variant 2
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 A8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records 72298First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Finland | Parlophone 45 DPY 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Odeon O 23 030 / Odeon 45-O-29 550First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 98First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | India | Parlophone R 5322First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Parlophone R 5322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 365First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Southern Rhodesia | Parlophone 45-SPD 365First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5322First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Look Through Any Window are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5322.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5322, 66134, A8169, 72298) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18296 -1 T KT 1 and 7XCE 18297 -1 G R KT 1. 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.
