Vinyl pressings
by The Ronettes · 1966
I Can Hear Music / When I Saw You was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
△<defaced> 62764 FEB-2 *MR<in a circle>A-side runout, etched unless *stamped
△<defaced> 51745 *MR<in a circle> V-2 R<in a circle>B-side runout, etched unless *stamped
☆ FEB-2A-side runout, etched unless *stamped
☆ V-2B-side runout, etched unless *stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | London Records HL-2271First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Belgium | London Records 5.584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Philles Records PH. 133First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First yearSingle, 7", Promo · Promo | Single, 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 1337", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1966 | US | Philles Records 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | London Records HLU 10087 / London American Recordings HLU 10087First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Philles Records TOP-1337", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Japan | London Records TOP- 13337", 45 RPM, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | Phil Spector International 2010 0147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of I Can Hear Music / When I Saw You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Philles Records 133.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 133, HLU 10087, HL-2271, 5.584) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △<defaced> 62764 FEB-2 *MR<in a circle> and △<defaced> 51745 *MR<in a circle> V-2 R<in a circle>. 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.
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