Vinyl pressings
by The Turtles · 1965
It Ain't Me Babe / Almost There was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year, in 11 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.
[MR logo]Runouts
111-Re [MR logo] △57574Side A runout, variant 1
112 [MR logo] △57574-XSide B runout, variant 1
111-Re [MR logo] A △57574Side A runout, variant 2
W-111-1E p 2A-Side runout etching, variant 1
W-112-1FB-Side runout etching, variant 1
W-111-1-F PA-Side runout etching, P stamped, variant 2
W-112-1F PB-Side runout etching, P stamped, variant 2
111-Re △57574A-Side Runout Etched
112 △57574-XB-Side Runout Etched
111A-Side Label
112B-Side Label
111-Re △57574A-Side Runout Etched
112 △57574-XB-Side Runout Etched
111A-Side Label
112B-Side Label
W-111 1A T1ISide A runout variant 1
W-112 1B T1IIIISide B runout variant 1
W-111-1D TIISide A runout variant 2
W-112-1D TIIIISide B runout variant 2
7N25320 A1 △ HRunout side A
7N25320 B1 △ HRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1083First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Belgium | Polydor 421 010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Quality 1753XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | International Polydor Production 28 033First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Germany | International Polydor Production 421 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Stateside SR-1442First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Japan | Stateside SR-1442First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 53First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Stateside KSS 1018First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.25320First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N 25320First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.25320First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | White Whale 222First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | White Whale 222First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | White Whale WW 222First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW 2227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables C 14037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 4377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | White Whale 2227", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Collectables 14037", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 4377", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables 14037", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 14037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 4377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
27 vinyl pressings of It Ain't Me Babe / Almost There are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1965 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is White Whale 222, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 222, WW 222, 7N.25320, 7N 25320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [MR logo] and 111-Re [MR logo] △57574. 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.
