Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1963
Sugar And Spice was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
45XX1566 A-3URunout A-side, stamped variation 1
45XX1566B-1MRunout B-side, stamped variation 1
45 XX 1566 A 5URunout A-side, stamped variation 2
45 XX 1566 B 5MRunout B-side, stamped variation 2
45 XX 1566 A 7URunout A-side, variant 1
45 XX 1566 B 6URunout B-side, variant 1
45 XX 1566 A 5U CVIIRunout A-side, variant 2
45 XX 1566 B 5M CVIIRunout B-side, variant 2
45.XX.1566-ALabel side A
45.XX.1566-BLabel side B
45XX1566 A-4U 1 KT HA-side runout, stamped, 1 KT H etched
45XX1566 B-1M 4 KT AB-side runout, stamped, 4 KT A etched
45.XX.1566-AA-side label
45.XX.1566-BB-side label
45XX1566 A-4UA-side runout, stamped, 1 KT H etched
45XX1566 B-1M KTB-side runout, stamped, 4 KT A etched
45.XX.1566-AA-side label
45.XX.1566-BB-side label
45 XX 1566 B-IM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Astor AP-1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Pye Records 717First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15183First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue PNV. 24112First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Vogue Promotion 15183First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14093First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | Vogue DV 14093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14093First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15,566First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15566First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 291First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15566First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15566First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Pye Records 7N.155667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Sugar And Spice are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15566.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15566, 55646, AP-1033, 717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45XX1566 A-3U and 45XX1566B-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.
