Vinyl pressings
by The Monkees · 1968
Valleri was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 21 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.
TZKM-4727-5S B5 IVersion 1 runout A
UZKM-9783-5S B5 IVersion 1 runout B
TZKM -4727- 4S B I B2Version 2 runout A
UZKM -9783- 5S A2 IVersion 2 runout B
TZKM-4727Side A, Matrix
UZKM-9783.Side B, Matrix
TZKM-4727-4S A3Side A, Stamped Runout [Variant 1]
UZKM-9783-4S A3Side B, Stamped Runout [Variant 1]
TZKM-4727-9SRunout, Stamped, Side A
UZKM-9783-9SRunout, Stamped, Side B
HRunout, Stamped, Sides A & B
TZKM-4727Label, Side A
TZKM-4727-8S HSide A, variant 1
UZKM-9783-7S HSide B, variant 1
TZKM -4727- 9S HSide A, variant 2
UZKM -9783- 9S HSide B, variant 2
T2KM-4727-ICRunout side A [stamped]
UZKM-9783-ICRunout side B [stamped]
TZKM.4727Label side A
UZKM.9783Label side B
TZKM-4727-1C 3 CStamped side A, variant 1
TZKM-9783-1C M 1Stamped side B, variant 1
TZKM-4727-1C DA 2Stamped side A, variant 2
TZKM-9783-1C B2 1Stamped side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-1242First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Brazil | RCA Victor CGS-8007First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | RCA Victor 45.957First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 66-1019 / RCA 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | RCA Victor 44g 52002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | RCA Victor 66-1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC 1673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SS-1802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SS-1802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-2605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60437First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Colgems 66-10197", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Collectables COL 03987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor 85-8457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Puerto Rico | RCA VICTOR PRK-50317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor 24627", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
39 vinyl pressings of Valleri are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, France, Argentina and more. One of them is Colgems 66-1019, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66-1019, RCA 1673, RCA -1673, 49.954) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TZKM-4727-5S B5 I and UZKM-9783-5S B5 I. 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.
