Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1964
Needles And Pins 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.
29 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 13 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.
45XX1594A-5M 2Runout A: Machine stamped [Variant 1]
45XX1594B-6M 2Runout B: Machine stamped [Variant 1]
45XX1594A-2MRunout A: Machine stamped [Variant 2]
45XX1594B-2MRunout B: Machine stamped [Variant 2]
45XX1594A-1MStamped runout, side A
45XX1594B-1MStamped runout, side B
3 KEtched runout, side A
5 TEtched runout, side B
45XX1594A-1MRunout A
45XX1594B-2MRunout B
45.XX.1594-ALabel A
45.XX.1594-BLabel B
45XX1594A-2M 5 SSide A runout, stamped/etched
45XX1594B-2M 5 AESide B runout, stamped/etched
45.XX.1594-ASide A label
45.XX.1594-BSide B label
45XX1594A-2MLabel A
45XX1594B-2MLabel B
K-7488-2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-7489-2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-7488-12A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
K-7489-10B-Side Runout Etching, 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 | Australia | Astor AP-1040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Astor AP-1040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 723 / Pye Records 7 N 15594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N. 15594 / Pye Records 7N 15594First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N. 15594First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Disques Vogue PV 15184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14119 / Vogue Schallplatten 7 M 15594First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14119 / Vogue Schallplatten 7 M 15594First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Pye Records 45 NP 5043First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | Pye Records 45 NP - 5043First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N.15594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kapp Records KJB-227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Needles And Pins are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Norway, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15594.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15594, K-577, KJB-22, 7N 15594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45XX1594A-5M 2 and 45XX1594B-6M 2. 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.
