Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1964
Meet The Searchers 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.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KS-3363-A-55Side 1 runout variant 1
KKS-3363-B-52Side 2 runout variant 1
o KS-3363A-53 SSide A runout variant 2
o KKS-3363-B-51 S 51Side B runout variant 2
KS-4-3363A1Side 1 Etched
KK-4-3363-B-1Side 2 Etched
H KS-4-3363 A-3Side 1 Etched (H is stamped)
KS-4-3363 B-3 HSide 2 Etched (H is stamped)
KS-4-3363 A-3 ISide 1 Etched
KS-4-3363 B-3 ISide 2 Etched
KL4.1303.A.2 HStamped side A
KL4.1303.B.2 HStamped side B
KL4 1303 A 3 I A1Stamped side A, Variant 2
KL4 1303 B 3 I A1Stamped side B, Variant 2
MONO KL41363-A-1 ARC 494Side A etched runout, Variant 1
MONO KL41363-B-1 ARC 494Side B etched runout, Variant 1
MONO KL 4 1363-A-1 ARC 2-20-4Side A etched runout, Variant 2
MONO KL 4 1363-B-1 ARC 2204Side B etched runout, Variant 2
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 | Canada | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KL-1363First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KS-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KS-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KS-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Get Back get625LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Meet The Searchers are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3363, released March 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3363, KL-1363) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-3363-A-55 and KKS-3363-B-52. 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.
