Vinyl pressings
by The Standells · 1966
Why Pick On Me - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear… was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T5044-A -1C IAMRunout etching side A [IAM stamped in a triangle]
T5044-B -1CRunout etching side B
T1-5044Side A label
T2-5044Side B label
T-1-5044-D1 1 ✲ T-5044-A -1BRunout Side A, Etched
T-2-5044-D1 2 ✲ T-5044-B -1BRunout Side B, Etched
T1-5044Label A
T2-5044Label B
T-1-5044-D1 1 ✲ T-5044-A -1BSide A runout
T-2-5044-D1 2 ✲ T5044-B -1BSide B runout
T1-5044Label side A
T2-5044Label side B
T1-5044-G4 IAM 'Triangle'Side A
T2-5044-F3 IAM 'Triangle'Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Sparton T-5044First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Sparton ST-5044First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T-5044First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower T 5044 / Tower T-5044First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower T-5044 / Tower ST 5044First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower T-5044 / Tower T 5044First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tower ST 5044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tower ST 5044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | France | Eva 12064 / Eva EVA 12064LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Pegasus Productions PP 04623LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5547 / Universal Music Special Markets B0023834-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Pegasus Productions PP 04623 / Tower TS 5028LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T 2600LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Why Pick On Me - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Tower T-5044, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-5044, ST 5044, T 5044, ST-5044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T5044-A -1C IAM and T5044-B -1C. 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.
