Vinyl pressings
by The Springfields · 1963
Say I Won't Be There 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.
12 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
326577 ▽ 1F ▽ 1 // 420Side A runout Variant 1
326577 ▽ 2F ▽ 1 // 420 TSide B runout Variant 1
326577 ▽ 1F ▽ 1 // 420 11HSide A runout Variant 2
326577 ▽ 2F ▽ 1 // 420 T 11 5Side B runout Variant 2
326577 ∇ 1F ∇ 1//420 114A Side Runout
326577 ∇ 2F ∇ 1//420 T 11 4B Side Runout
326577 1FA Side Label
326577 2FB Side Label
PHW 127560 1 X-529Runout A, Stamped & Etched
PHW 127561 1 X-530Runout B, Stamped & Etched
PHW27560On Label Side A
PHW27561On Label Side B
PHW 127560 1Side A Runout
PHW 127561 2Side B Runout
PHW27560Side A Label
PHW27561Side B Label
326577.2F 7XS 3182A Side Runout
326577.1F 7XS 3183B Side Runout
326577 1FA Side Label
326577 2FB Side Label
326577 = 1 // F 710Side A runout
326577 = 2 // F 710Side B runout
326 577-1 FSide A label
326 577-2 FSide B 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-28First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Philips 326 577 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Ireland | Philips 326577 EBFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 329 900 JFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips 326577BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips 326577BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Philips 326 577 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Norway | Philips 326 577 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Philips 40121First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Philips 40121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326577 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326577 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 326 577 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Say I Won't Be There are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Philips 326577 BF, released March 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 326577 BF, 40121, BF-28, 326 577 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 326577 ▽ 1F ▽ 1 // 420 and 326577 ▽ 2F ▽ 1 // 420 T. 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.
