Vinyl pressings
by The Monkees · 1967
Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words 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.
40 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 19 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.
UZKM--5437-2 5 S RA side runout, stamped, Variant 1
TZKM--4723-1 9 S RB side runout, stamped, Variant 1
UZKM-5437A side label
TZKM-4723B side label
UZKM--5437-20S I C2Side A, variant 1
TZKM--4723-20S I D3Side B, variant 1
UZKM--5437-20S I B5Side A, variant 2
TZKM--4723-20S I E1Side B, variant 2
UZKM - - 5437 - - 6SVar. 1: A side runout
TZKM - - 4723 - - 7SVar. 1: B side runout
UZKM - - 5437 - 12SVar. 2: A side runout
TZKM - - 4723 - 13SVar. 2: B side runout
UZKM--5437-3S HSide A, Variant 1
TZKM--4723-4S HSide B, Variant 1
UZKM--5437-4S HSide A, Variant 2
TZKM--4723-1S HSide B, Variant 2
UZKM--5437-2 14SRunout, Side A
TZKM--4723-11SRunout, Side B
UZKM--5437Label, Side A
TZKM--4723Label, Side B
UZKM--5437- 16S T11 11 11A-side runout
TZKM--4723- 17S T1 11 1 1B-side 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 | Brazil | RCA Victor CGS-8005First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor 66-1007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | RCA Victor 45.953First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor 66-1007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor 66-1007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | RCA ERC 1620First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Victor 45N 1527First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Victor JB 45N 1527First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SS-1760First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-2472First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Peru | RCA Victor RCA 85-763First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Peru | RCA Victor RCA 85-763First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Collectables COL 03967", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-11307", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 66-10077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | El Salvador | RCA 66-10077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor 85-7637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
46 vinyl pressings of Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1967 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, India, Philippines and more. One of them is Colgems 66-1007, released July 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66-1007, RCA 1620, 60420, CGS-8005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UZKM--5437-2 5 S R and TZKM--4723-1 9 S R. 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.
