Vinyl pressings
by The Secrets · 1963
The Boy Next Door 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.
11 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.
PHW MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27553-2 RR SA-Side Runout Etching
PHW MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27554-1 RRB-Side Runout Etching
PHW27553A-side label
PHW27554B-side label
X-803 MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27553A-Side Runout Etching
X-804 MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27554B-Side Runout Etching
PHW27553A-side label
PHW27554B-side label
PHW27553A-side label
PHW27554B-side label
40146 AA-side label
40146 BB-side label
40146X-AA Side Label
40146X-BB 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 | Philips BF-70First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Philips 40146XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Philips FL-1112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 304 030 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips PF338032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Philips 304.030 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Philips 304.030 BF / Philips BF 304 030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Philips BF 1298 / Philips 304030 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Philips 40146First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Philips 40146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Philips 40146First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
11 vinyl pressings of The Boy Next Door are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philips 40146, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40146, BF 1298, BF-70, 40146X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHW MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27553-2 RR S and PHW MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. 27554-1 RR. 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.
