Vinyl pressings
by The Merseybeats · 1964
Don't Turn Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
267341 1F▽ 1 // 420Runout A-side stamped variant 1
267341 2F▽ 1 // 420Runout B-side stamped variant 1
267341 1F ▽ 1 // 420 1 1 5Runout A-side stamped variant 2
267341 2F ▽ 1 // 420 1 1 2Runout B-side stamped variant 2
267341 1F∇ 2//420A-side runout, variant 1
267341 2F∇ 1 = 420B-side runout, variant 1
267341 1F∇ 2//420 U H 4 DA-side runout, variant 2
267341 2F∇ 1 = 420 C B 4 DB-side runout, variant 2
267341 1F▽ 2 // 420 UA 4DRunout side A
267341 2F ▽ 1 = 420 UI 3CRunout side B
267341 1FLabel side A
267341 2FLabel side B
267341 1F▽ 1 // 420 111C 1 1Runout side A, stamped
267341 1F▽ 1 // 420 111 C1 5Runout side B, stamped
267341 1FLabel side A
267341 2FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 703 / Fontana 278 703 YFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Scandinavia | Fontana 267 341 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | South Africa | Fontana TF 707First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | US | Fontana S-1905First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Fontana S-1905First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 459First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 459 / Fontana 267341 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 459First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 459 / Fontana 267341 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 459 / Fontana 267341 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Don't Turn Around are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Fontana TF 459, released April 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 459, S-1905, BF-104, YF 278 703) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267341 1F▽ 1 // 420 and 267341 2F▽ 1 // 420. 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.
