Vinyl pressings
by The Left Banke · 1966
Walk Away Renee 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.
16 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
YW 38559 ̶1̶ 3 MRA-side runout, variant 1
YW 38560 1 MRB-side runout, variant 1
YW 38559 1 MRA-side runout, variant 2
YW 38560 1 MRB-side runout, variant 2
YWI-38559-1 A1 RRunout A
YWI-38560-1 A2 RRunout B
YWI-38559Side A label
YWI-38560Side B label
YW1-38559Label A
YW1-38560Label B
YW 38559 1 X-4909Deadwax A
YW 38560 1 X-4910Deadwax B
YW 38559 1Side A
YW 38560 1Side B
YW 38559 1 TIIIRunout A
YW 38560 1 TIRunout B
YWI-38559Side A label
YWI-38560Side B label
YW1-38559A label
YW1-38560B label
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 | Australia | Philips BF-283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Smash Records S. 2041First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | France | Philips B 320.330FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Mercury SM-1025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 320 230 BF / Philips 320 230 JFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 320 230 BF / Philips 320 230 JFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Philips 320.230 BF / Philips 320 230 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Philips BF 320 230 / Philips 320 230 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1517First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Bam-Caruso Records OPRA 023 / Bam-Caruso Records NRIC 0227", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Philips BF3202307", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Smash Records S-2041 / Mercury S-20417", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| ? | US | Smash Records S-2041 / Mercury S-20417", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
20 vinyl pressings of Walk Away Renee are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-2041, released February 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-2041, BF 1517, BF-283, S. 2041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 38559 ̶1̶ 3 MR and YW 38560 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.
