Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1963
Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
VV1177 A-1M KTSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
VV1177 B-1M KTSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
VV 1177 A-1M 2 KTSide A runout, stamped, etched, variant 2
VV 1177 B-1M 1 KTSide B runout, stamped, etched, variant 2
VV 1177 A-1MSide A, Stamped
VV 1177 B-1MSide B, Stamped
VV.1177-ALabel Side A
VV.1177-BLabel Side B
VV1177 A-1M KTSide A runout, stamped
VV1177 B-1MSide B runout, stamped
VV.1177-ALabel side A
VV.1177-BLabel side B
VV1177 A-1M KTSide A stamped / etched runout
VV1177 B-1M KTSide B stamped / etched runout
VV.1177-ALabel side A
VV.1177-BLabel side B
VV 1177 A-1M KTSide A, "KT" etched
VV 1177 B-1M KTSide B, "KT" etched
VV.1177-ASide A label
VV.1177-BSide B label
PEP-021 (A)Label side A
PEP-021 (B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Astor PEP-021First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Australia | Astor PEP-021First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Australia | Astor PEP-021First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Israel | Top Hits TO-17037First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Israel | Top Hits TO-17037First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | Pye Records PYEP 2052First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.24177First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.241777", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.24177 / Pye Records NEP 24177First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.24177First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.24177 / Pye Records NEP 24177First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records NEP.24177 / Pye Records NEP 24177First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records NEP.241777", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Israel, Spain. One of them is Pye Records NEP.24177, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NEP.24177, PEP-021, TO-17037, PYEP 2052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VV1177 A-1M KT and VV1177 B-1M KT. 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.
