Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1975
Needles And Pins / Sweets For My Sweet was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year. 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.
45 PY 12090 A M.P.P.V.Runout side A, etched [stamped "M.P.P.V."]
45 PY 12090 B M.P.P.V.Runout side B, etched [stamped "M.P.P.V."]
45 PY 12090 ALabel side A
45 PY 12090 BLabel side B
45 PY 12090 A M.P.P.V.Runout side A, etched [stamped "M.P.P.V."]
45 PY 12090 B M.P.P.V.Runout side B, etched [stamped "M.P.P.V."]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Pye Records 45. PY. 12090 / Pye Records 45. PY . 12090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Pye Records 45. PY. 12090 / Pye Records 45. PY . 12090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Pye Records 45 PY. 12090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Pye Records FBS 4 / Pye Records FBS47", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Pye Records FBS 4 / Pye Records FBS47", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Pye Records GP 32017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Pye Records FBS 4 / Pye Records FBS47", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Pye Records FBS 4 / Pye Records FBS47", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Pye Records FBS 4 / Pye Records FBS47", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | PRT FBS 47", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Needles And Pins / Sweets For My Sweet are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France. One of them is Pye Records 45. PY. 12090.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45. PY. 12090, 45 PY. 12090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 PY 12090 A M.P.P.V. and 45 PY 12090 B M.P.P.V.. 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.
