US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records 0766
- Format
- 7", Single, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
L--6724-1ERunout, Side A, Stamped
TIRunout, Side A, Etched
L--6716-1CRunout, Side B, Stamped
TIIRunout, Side B, Etched
Vinyl pressings
by The Vogues · 1968
My Special Angel / I Keep It Hid 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.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
L--6724-1ERunout, Side A, Stamped
TIRunout, Side A, Etched
L--6716-1CRunout, Side B, Stamped
TIIRunout, Side B, Etched
L--6724-1D T111111Runout Side A
L--6716-1C T11Runout Side B
L6724Label Side A
L6716Label Side B
L--6724-1B PRunout, Side A, Stamped
L--6716-1A PRunout, Side B, Stamped
L6724Label Side A
L6716Label Side B
L-6724-1AA side etched runout
L-6716-1BB side etched runout
L6724A side label
L6716B side label
RS 20766 A-1Runout, Side A, Stamped
RS 20766 B-1Runout, Side A, Stamped
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 | Reprise Records 0766First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Reprise Records RCS 17.021First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records 0766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20179First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.766First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Reprise Records R 21.083First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Reprise Records H 392 / Hispavox H - 392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RS.20766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0766First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0766First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0766First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0766First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RS 20766First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records 07667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of My Special Angel / I Keep It Hid are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0766.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0766, RS.20766, RS 20766, RCS 17.021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L--6724-1E and TI. 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.