US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records 5283
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
EX-12614-1C TIA-Side Runout Etching
EX-12612-1C TIB-Side Runout Etching
EX12614Side A Label
EX12612Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by The Routers · 1962
Let's Go (Pony) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
EX-12614-1C TIA-Side Runout Etching
EX-12612-1C TIB-Side Runout Etching
EX12614Side A Label
EX12612Side B Label
EX-12614-1D TIISide A Runout, variant 1
EX-12612-1D TIISide B Runout, variant 1
EX-12614-1C TISide A Runout, stamped, variant 2
EX-12612-1D TIISide B Runout, stamped, variant 2
EX-12614-1AA-side runout, stamped, Variant 1
EX-12612-1AB-side runout, stamped, Variant 1
EX-12614-1GA-side runout, stamped, Variant 2
EX-12612-1BB-side runout, stamped, Variant 2
EX-12614 HHHHHA-Side Runout Etching
EX-12612 HHHHHHHHHB-Side Runout Etching
EX12614Side A Label
EX12612Side B Label
EX12614Label A
EX12612Label B
45-EX-12614-ITside A runout
45-EX-12612-ITside B runout
EX.12614side A label
EX.12612side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 71177", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Warner Bros. Records WV 5024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A-5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Singapore | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 45-WB.77First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 45-WB.77First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5283First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 52837", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.1567", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.1567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 161567", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 161567", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 161567", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 1567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16156 / Warner Bros. Records K161567", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 52837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 161567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 161567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.1567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71177", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71177", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71177", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 7117 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71177", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Let's Go (Pony) are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5283.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5283, 45-WB.77, WV 5024, A-5283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EX-12614-1C TI and EX-12612-1C TI. 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.