Vinyl pressings
by The Turtles · 1967
Happy Together / Like The Seasons was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
p W-156 1C 2Side A runout, variant 1
p W-144-1ASide B runout, variant 1
p W-156 1DSide A runout, variant 2
p W-144-1BSide B runout, variant 2
WW-156-45 Δ64971Etched Side A
WW-144 Δ63588-XEtched Side A
W-156Side A Label
W-144Side B Label
W-156 1BA side runout - variant 1
W-144 1+1B side runout - variant 1
W-156 1EA side runout - variant 2
W-144 1JB side runout - variant 2
WW-156-45A-Side Runout Etching
WW-144B-Side Runout Etching
W-156A-Side Label
W-144B-Side Label
W-156 1A T1Side A etched, Variant 1
W-144 1G T1Side B etched, Variant 1
W-156 1H T1Side A etched, Variant 2
W-144 1H T11Side B etched, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Quality 1868XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | London Records 45/8907First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | London Records PD.7-9199First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | London Records PD.7-9199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | White Whale WW 114First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Restoration Hardware RH-91727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | White Whale WW 2447", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
17 vinyl pressings of Happy Together / Like The Seasons are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Mexico, Rhodesia. One of them is White Whale WW 244, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 244, WW 114, WW-244, 1868X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p W-156 1C 2 and p W-144-1A. 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.
