Vinyl pressings
by The Rockin' Berries · 1964
He's In Town 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.
15 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P-45-1203-A2TSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
P-45-1203-B2TSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
P-45-1203-A1T 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2 & 3
P-45-1203-B11Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
P.45.1203-ALabel side A
P.45.1203-BLabel side B
P-45-1203-A2T 1 KTRunout side A variant 1
P-45-1203-B1T 1 KT AAALRunout side B variant 1
P-45-1203-A1T 1 KT DDDDRunout side A variant 2
P-45-1203-B2T 1 KT ZDDDRunout side B variant 2
P.45.1203-ALabel side A
P.45.1203-BLabel side B
P-45-1213-A 1TSide A, stamped
P-45-1203-B 1TSide B, stamped
XDDDDSide A, hand-etched
[mirrored: Q] DDDDDSide B, hand-etched
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 | Astor AP-1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 760First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 35203 / Pye Records DV 14258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-35203First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 35203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 15First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 35203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 35203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Piccadilly 7N.35203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Piccadilly 7N.35203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Piccadilly 7N.35203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Piccadilly 7N.35203First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Piccadilly 7N.35203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records 0329First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records 0329First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 35203 / Piccadilly 7N 352037", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-352037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of He's In Town are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Piccadilly 7N.35203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.35203, 0329, AP-1084, PYE 760) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-45-1203-A2T and P-45-1203-B2T. 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.
