Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1965
Sounds Like Searchers was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
NN [symbol x-ed] 1111 A2 H KTRunout side A, stamped, KT etched
NN 1111 B2 H KTRunout side B, stamped, KT etched
NN.1111-ALabel side A
NN.1111-BLabel side B
KL 5 1412-A-2Runout side A, variant 1, etched
KL 5 1412-B-2Runout side B, variant 1, etched
KL 5 1412-A-2 Ⅰ A1Runout side A, variant 2
KL 5 1412-B-2 Ⅰ A1Runout side B, variant 2
KS-5-3412 A-1 ARC 2-27-5Runout A-side
KS-5-3412 B-1 ARC 227C5Runout B-side
KS 5 3412 ALabel A-side
KS 5 3412 BLabel B-side
KS-5-3412A-51 P IIIIRunout A-side
KS-5-3412B-51 P IIIIIRunout B-side
KS 5 3412 ALabel A-side
KS 5 3412 BLabel B-side
KL 5 1412-A-51Runout side A, etched
KL 5 1412-B-53Runout side B, etched
KL 5 1412 ALabel side A
KL 5 1412 BLabel side B
MONO KL 5 1412-A-1 ARC 1-20-5Variant 1, Side A Runout
MONO KL 5 1412-B-1 ARC 12865Variant 1, Side B Runout
MONO KL 5 1412-A-1 ARC 1-27-5Variant 2, Side A Runout
MONO KL 5 1412-B-1 ARC 130-C5Variant 2, Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Astor PLP 1131First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records NPL 30056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten LDVS 17035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Greece | Pye Records NPL 18111 / Pye Records NPL 15001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records NPL 18111 / Pye Records NPL.18111First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18111 / Pye Records NPL.18111First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1412First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1412First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Pye Records NPL 18111LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1980 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18111LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1981 | Spain | PRT ZL 512LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | PRT ZL 512LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | PRT SP20-5037LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | PRT SP20-5037LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | PRT NPL 18111 / Pye Records NPL 18111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26691 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | PRT 11018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Pye Records 12.613LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | PRT NPL 18111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | Piccadilly PH-30165LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Pye Records PL 2026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Uruguay | ANTAR 12.613 / Pye Records 12.613LP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Sounds Like Searchers are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1965 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records NPL 18111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NPL 18111, KL-1412, KS-3412, PLP 1131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NN [symbol x-ed] 1111 A2 H KT and NN 1111 B2 H 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.
