Vinyl pressings
by The Troggs · 1968
Little Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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.
POF 056 1F ▽ x̶̷ 3 11Variant 1 - A-Side - Stamped
POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷x̶̷3̶̷ 3 1 2 6Variant 1 - B-Side - Stamped
POF 056 1F ▽ 2̶̷x̶̷ 3 1 2 5Variant 2 - A-Side - Stamped
POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷x̶̷3̶̷ 3 1 2Variant 2 - B-Side - Stamped
POF 056 1F ▽ x̶̷ 3 1 1 2A-Side - Stamped
POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷x̶̷3̶̷ 3 1 3 1B-Side - Stamped
POF 056 1F ▽ x̶̷ 3 1 3 1A-Side - Stamped
POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷x̶̷3̶̷ 3 1 1 1B-Side - Stamped
POF 056 1F ▽ x̶̷ 3 11A-Side runout
POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷ 3 3 11B-Side runout
TF 821-056-1F DD4Side A runout etched
TF821-POF 056-2F DD3Side B runout etched
POF 056 1FSide A label
POF 056 2FSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone A-8288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone A-8288First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Austria | Hansa Record 19 960 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Fontana MF 260135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Fontana 260.135 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Fontana 260.135 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Hansa Record 19 960 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Fontana 3289First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Fontana POF 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Fontana 272 362 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Page One POF 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Page One POF 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1968 | UK | Page One POF 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Page One POF 056First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Little Girl are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, South Africa, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Page One POF 056, released February 16, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POF 056, TF 821, A-8288, 19 960 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POF 056 1F ▽ x̶̷ 3 11 and POF 056 2F ▽ x̶̷x̶̷3̶̷ 3 1 2 6. 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.
