Vinyl pressings
by The Overlanders · 1965
Michelle 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.
11 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
7N 17034 A1 △ HRunout side A, stamped
7N 17034 B1 △ HRunout side B, stamped
7N.17034-ALabel side A
7N.17034-BLabel side B
7N 17034 A1 △ H 3 x̶ ZT KTRunout, side A variant 1
7N 17034 B1 △ H I ZS KTRunout, side B variant 1
7N 17034 A1 △ H 4 KT BRunout, side A variant 2
7N 17034 B1 △ H 4 KT BRunout, side B variant 2
7N.17034-ALabel side A
7N.17034-BLabel side B
7N.17034-ALabel side A
7N.17034-BLabel side B
7N 17034 A1 △ H 3 KTRunout, side A
7N 17034 B1 △ H KTRunout, side B
7N 17034 A1 △ H 3 KTRunout side A
7N 17034 B1 △ H 4 KTRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N17034 / Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034 / Pye Records 7N 17034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17034First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Astor AP-11907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 7967", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | Pye Records 7 N 17034 / Pye Records 7N 170347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 152347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G-6827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Michelle are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Ireland. One of them is Pye Records 7N17034.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N17034, 7N.17034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17034 A1 △ H and 7N 17034 B1 △ H. 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.
