Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1963
Sweets For My Sweet 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.
19 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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.
45 XX 1533 A-1WMHStamped runout, side A
45 XX 1533 B-3WMHStamped runout, side B
4 KT EEtched runout, side A
5 KT AEtched runout, side B
45 XX1533 A-1WMH 5 KT GRunout Side A
45 XX 1533 B-3WMH 2 KT ATRunout Side B
45.XX.1533-ALabel Side A
45.XX.1533-BLabel Side B
45 XX 1533 A-1WMHStamped runout, side A
45 XX 1533 B-3WMHStamped runout, side B
KT 3Etched runout, side A
KT 3Etched runout, side B
YW 29969 2 5A-side runout
YW 29970 2 5B-side runout
YW1-29969A-side label
YW1-29970B-side label
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-1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N.15533 / Pye Records 7 N 15533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 273First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 273First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15533 / Pye Records 7N 15 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N-15333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15533 / Pye Records 7N 15 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15333 / Pye Records 7N. 15333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15533First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72172First year7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Mercury 72172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Pye Records 45-PV. 15180 / Disques Vogue 45-PV. 98927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Pye Records PY 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Sweets For My Sweet are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Norway, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15533, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15533, 72172, 7N 15 533, AP-1026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1533 A-1WMH and 45 XX 1533 B-3WMH. 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.
