Vinyl pressings
by The Righteous Brothers · 1965
Back To Back 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.
4 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PhiLLis LP 4009A 11-24-65 ☆Side A runout, etched except ☆ stamped, Variant 1
PhiLLis LP 4009B 11-24-65 ☆Side B runout, etched except ☆ stamped, Variant 1
Phillies LP 4009 ASide 1
Phillies LP 4009 BSide 2
SR4M-4339A-Side etched runout
SR4M-4340B-Side etched runout
SR 4 M 4339A-Side label
SR 4 M 4340B-Side label
SR 4 S 4341
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 | Belgium | Omega 333.002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records T-90677LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | Canada | Philles Records PHL. 4009LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Philles Records PHL 4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Philles Records SPH 5009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP 4009 / Philles Records LP-4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP 4009 / Philles Records LP-4009LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records FL 31873LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Philles Records PHLP-4009LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15234Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Festival Records FL-31,873LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | London Records HA 8278 / London Records HA.8278LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4009 / Philles Records T-90677LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4009LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records PHLP 4009 / Philles Records SLP 4009LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records R66-716 / Festival Records PHLP-4009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Southern Rhodesia | London Records ZA 6274 / London Records ZA.6274LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Philles Records T-90677LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
26 vinyl pressings of Back To Back are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, Belgium. One of them is Philles Records PHLP 4009, released December 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHLP 4009, PHL 4009, SPH 5009, 333.002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PhiLLis LP 4009A 11-24-65 ☆ and PhiLLis LP 4009B 11-24-65 ☆. 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.
