Vinyl pressings
by The Lemon Pipers · 1967
Green Tambourine 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.
18 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 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.
p BUD 5043-1FVariant 1, scribed in runout A, p is stamped
p BUD 5044-1JVariant 1, scribed in runout B, p is stamped
BUD -5043-1H pVariant 2, scribed in runout A, p is stamped
BUD -5044-1H pVariant 2, scribed in runout B, p is stamped
BUD5043-1C T1Side A Etched (Variant 1)
BUD-5044-1D T11Side B Etched (Variant 1)
BUD5043-1C T1Side A Etched (Variant 2)
BUD-5044-1D T1Side B Etched (Variant 2)
BUD -5043-1H SSSSide A runout
BUD 5044-1G SSide B runout
BUD 5043-1ESide A runout, variant 2
BUD 5044-1FSide B runout, variant 2
BUD 5043Label Side A
BUD 5044Label Side B
7N 25444 ALabel Side A
7N 25444 BLabel Side B
AP-1445 (A)Label side A
AP-1445 (B)Label 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 | Astor AP-1445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 23XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Buddah Records LF. 119XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Buddah Records BDGT 1XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Buddah Records 610 001 / Buddah Records 610001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Buddah Records HS 21First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 006First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Buddah Records 201 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-058 / Ricordi International SIR 20.058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-058First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Buddah Records BD 23First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Turkey | Buddah Records 201551First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N 25444First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Buddah Records BDA-23First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Buddah Records BDA 23First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Radio Active Gold RD-1 / Radio Active Gold RD 'One Million' - 17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 4227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 4227", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Buddah Records 610001 / Buddah Records 610.0017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Buddah Records 201 0067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Buddah Records BDA-237", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Flashback Records BF087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | Buddah Records 76 0047", Single | 7", Single |
33 vinyl pressings of Green Tambourine are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA-23, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA-23, BDA 23, 7N 25444, AP-1445) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p BUD 5043-1F and p BUD 5044-1J. 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.
