Vinyl pressings
by The Turtles · 1967
She'd Rather Be With Me 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.
39 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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.
W-165 RE1 1-B 1+Side A runout, etched, variant 1
W-166-45 11/LSide B runout, etched, variant 1
p W-165-45Side A runout, etched, variant 2
p W-166-45 1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
W-165-45 MR [stamped-in circle] Δ66474A-Side runout [etched]
W-166-45 MR [stamped-in circle] Δ66474-XB-Side runout [etched]
W-165Label A-Side
W-166Label B-Side
W-165-45 pA-Side runout, etched
W-166-45 pB-Side runout, etched
(W165)A-side label
(W166)B-side label
W-165-45 TIIIRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
W-166-45 TIIIRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
W-165-45 TIIRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
W-166-45 TIIRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
165 LWSide A Runout, Etched
166 LWSide B Runout, Etched
W165Label A-Side
W166Label B-Side
W-165-45 PA side runout
W-166-45 PB side runout
W-165Label A-Side
W-166Label B-Side
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 | Australia | London Records HL-2286First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Belgium | London Records 5.614First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Belgium | London Records 5.614First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Canada | Quality 1882XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Quality 1882XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | London Records HL 10135 / White Whale HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | London Records HL 10135 / White Whale HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | London Records HL 10135 / White Whale HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | London American Recordings HL 10135 / London American Recordings HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | London Records HLU 80.063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | London Records DL 20 836First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | London Records DL 20 836First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | London Records DL 20 836First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Ireland | London Records HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | London Records HLU 10135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | White Whale WW-2497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netherlands | BR Music BR 450397", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | London Records 45-GL 71087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Uruguay | London Records 77-0207", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
43 vinyl pressings of She'd Rather Be With Me are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1967 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is White Whale WW 249.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 249, WW-249, WW249, HLU 10135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-165 RE1 1-B 1+ and W-166-45 11/L. 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.
