Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1967
On A Carousel was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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 19090-1 AH KTSide A runout variant 1
7XCE 19091-1 MG KT 2Side B runout variant 1
7XCE 19090-1 H KT 2Side A runout variant 2
7XCE 19091-1 T KT 1Side B runout variant 2
7XCE 19090-1 AM KT 1Side A, runout
7XCE 19091-1 ML KT 2 22Side B, runout
IM-6331 O 66231Version 1 runout A etched
IM-6332 O IM 662 ̷2̷ 31Version 1 runout B etched
IM-6331 x 66231Version 2 runout A
IM-6332 66231Version 2 runout B
IM-6331 O 66231Runout A Variant 1
IM-6332 O IM 66231Runout B Variant 1
IM-6331 x 66231Runout A Variant 2
IM-6332 66231Runout B Variant 2
IM-6631Label side A
IM-6632Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Parlophone A8244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Austria | Hansa 19 338 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records 72450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5562First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 261 605 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Hansa 19 338 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 115First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 115First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | India | Parlophone 45-R.5562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16403First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16403First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon OR 1687First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3227First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Parlophone R 55627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records 61637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of On A Carousel are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5562, released February 10, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5562, 66231, IM 66231, IM 66231DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 19090-1 AH KT and 7XCE 19091-1 MG 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.
