Vinyl pressings
by The McCoys · 1965
Hang On Sloopy / I Can't Explain It was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 15 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.
W10013 Bell Sound ☆LWSide A Runout
☆ W10014-1 LWSide B Runout
W-10013 ☆ Bell Sound ̶W̶1̶-̶0̶0̶1̶4̶ LWSide A Runout, variant 1
W10014-2 LW ☆Side B Runout, variant 1
W-10013 Bell Sound LWSide A runout
W 10014-1 LWSide B runout
W-10013Side A label
W 10014Side B label
W-10013 Bell Sound LWEtched / stamped runout area side A, variant 1
W-10014-1 Bell Sound LWEtched / stamped runout area side B, variant 1
W-10013-11 Bell Sound LWEtched / stamped runout area side A, variant 2
W-10014-1-11 Bell Sound LWEtched / stamped runout area side B, variant 2
W-10013 [SRC stamp]Runout side A variant 1
W-10014 [SRC stamp]Runout side B variant 1
W-10013 [SRC stamp] T̶ ̶1̶0̶0̶1̶4̶Runout side A variant 2
W 10014 - 2 [SRC stamp]Runout side B variant 2
W-10013-21 MR (circled) △58136Side A Runout, Etched
W-10014-2-21 MR (circled) △58136-XSide B Runout, Etched
W-10013Side A Label
W-10014Side B Label
W-10013Side A
W 10014-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Argentina | Microfon 3434First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Stateside OSS-185First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Australia | Stateside OSS-185First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Bang Records B 506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Bang Records B 506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Finland | Metronome J 45-685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 60619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 60619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Metronome J 6857", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | Germany | Metronome J 685 / Metronome J 45-685First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-005 / Bang Records SIR 20-005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22.549-H7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22.549-H / Pink Elephant PE 22.549H7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22.549H7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G 6637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Rhodesia | Stateside 45-JSS 10717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Immediate IM 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Bang Records B-5067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
44 vinyl pressings of Hang On Sloopy / I Can't Explain It are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1965 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Sweden, Argentina and more. One of them is Bang Records B-506, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-506, IM 001, J 45-685, 3434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W10013 Bell Sound ☆LW and ☆ W10014-1 LW. 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.
