Vinyl pressings
by The Left Banke · 1967
Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina 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.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2/67088 A1 MR l l lSide A Runout, variant 1
2/67088 B1 MR RlSide B Runout, variant 1
2/67088 A 1 MR IISide A Runout, variant 2
2/67088 B 1 MR ISide B Runout, variant 2
0 MG 27088A S1 1 B 2Side A runout
MG 27088B S1 1 0 Ƨ B 1Side B runout
MG 27088A S1 TSide 1, Stamped
MG 27088B M1Side 2, Stamped
A l l lSide 1, Etched
I I I I ISide 2, Etched
SR 67088-A- S1 P 1Side A Runout [Stamped]
SR 67088-B- S1 P 1Side B Runout [Stamped]
2/67088 A 1 MRSide A Runout
2/67088 B 1 MRSide B Runout
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 | Philips PDS 273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | Philips PD 273First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Smash Records MGS 27088First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Philips BL 14584First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips SBL 7773First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BL 7773First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records MGS 27088 / Smash Records MGS-27088First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records MGS 27088 / Smash Records MGS-27088First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records MGS 27088 / Smash Records MGS-27088First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Smash Records SRS-67088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Smash Records SRS-67088 / Mercury SRS-67088LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5375 / Smash Records LP 5375LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5375 / Smash Records LP 5375LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5375-CL / Smash Records LP 5375-CLLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2084 / Universal Music MOVLP2084LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Shasam Records SAM 27088 / Shasam Records SAM 27066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Mercury SRS-67088LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Smash Records MGS 27088LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS 67088 / Mercury SRS 67088LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS-67088LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Smash Records MGS 27088LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
33 vinyl pressings of Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records SRS 67088, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRS 67088, MGS 27088, MGS-27088, SBL 7773) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2/67088 A1 MR l l l and 2/67088 B1 MR Rl. 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.
