Vinyl pressings
by The Left Banke · 1966
Pretty Ballerina / Lazy Day 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
YW 39159 1 MRRunout, side A, stamped (MR etched)
YW 39160 1 MRRunout, side B, stamped (MR etched)
YW-139159Label side A
YW-139160Label side B
YW 39159 2 TRunout side A stamped, T etched, variant 1
YW 39160 2Runout side B stamped, variant 2
YW 39159 2 X-5104Runout side A stamped, X-5104 etched, variant 2
YW 39160 1 X-5105Runout side B stamped, variant 2
83282 ALabel side A
83282 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Philips 83282 PBFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Smash Records S. 2074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Mercury SM-1028First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Philips BF-320239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Philips 320 239 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2074First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2074First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2074First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2074First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-3007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Philips BF 320 239 / Philips 320 239 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Philips 320 239 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BF 1540 / Philips 320 239BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 320 239 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Pretty Ballerina / Lazy Day are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Greece, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-2074, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-2074, 320 239 BF, 83282 PB, S. 2074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 39159 1 MR and YW 39160 1 MR. 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.
