Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1964
Don't Throw Your Love Away 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.
31 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 14 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.
45XX-1630-A6RA-side runout, stamped variant 1
45XX1630B-1MB-side runout, stamped variant 1
45XX-1630A-5M AA-side runout, stamped variant 2
45XX1630B-4M AB-side runout, stamped variant 2
45XX1630A-4M 4 KT XA-side runout variant 1
45XX1630B-1M 1A KT DB-side runout variant 1
45XX1630A-3M 6 CA-side runout variant 2
45XX1630B-1M 3 ADB-side runout variant 2
45XX1630A-3MA-side runout, stamped variant 1
45-XX-1630-B2P-1MB-side runout, stamped variant 1
45XX1630A-3M KT 5A-side runout, stamped variant 2
45XX1630-B-3M KT 4B-side runout, stamped variant 2
45XX-1630-A7RA Side Runout Stamped
45XX-1630-B6RB Side Runout Stamped
45.XX.1630-AA-side label
45.XX.1630-BB-side label
45XX1630A-8M UC KT 2BSide A runout
45XX1630B-8M BH KT 2BSide B runout
45.XX.1630-ASide A label
45.XX.1630-BSide B label
45XX1630A-4M KT KA side runout
45XX1630B-1M IA KT SB side runout
45.XX.1630-AA-side label
45.XX.1630-BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Astor AP-1047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Astor AP-1047First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 733First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 15630First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Disques Vogue 15190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14147First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Israel | Top Hits TO-4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15630First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 309First year7", Single | 7", Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Don't Throw Your Love Away are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15630.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15630, 7N 15630, K-593, AP-1047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45XX-1630-A6R and 45XX1630B-1M. 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.
