Vinyl pressings
by The Walker Brothers · 1965
Make It Easy On Yourself 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.
23 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.
320198 1F // 1 ∇ 420 1 22Side A stamped runout
320198 2F // 2 ∇ 420 1 1 2Side B stamped runout
320198 1FSide A label
320198 2FSide B label
320198 1F//1▽420 1Stamped runout, side A - variant 1
320198 2F//2▽420 11Stamped runout, side B - variant 1
320198 1F//1▽420 1 1 7Stamped runout, side A - variant 2
320198 2F//2▽420 1 2Stamped runout, side B - variant 2
320198 1F // 1 ∇ 420 11 2 4Runout, A-side, stamped - Variant 1
320198 2F // 2 ∇ 420 1 3 2Runout, B-side, stamped - Variant 1
320198 1F // 1 ∇ 420 1Runout, A-side, stamped - Variant 2
320198 2F // 1 ∇ 420 1 [inverted 4]Runout, B-side, stamped - Variant 2
320198-1F-2TA
320198-2F-2TB
320198-1F-1T U 1A runout
320198-2F-2T I 1B runout
320198 1FA label
320198 2FB label
YW1-36658Label, A-Side
YW1-36659Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips BF-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Philips BF 320 198 / Philips 320 198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 539 STFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Philips EBF. 1428 / Philips 320 198. BFFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Philips 320198 BFFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Philips 320198 BFFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Philips BF 320198First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Norway | Philips BF 320 198 / Philips 320 198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Southern Rhodesia | Mercury MRC 1071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Philips BF 320 198 / Philips 320 198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Philips BF 320 198 / Philips 320 198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BF 1428 / Philips 320198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BF 1428 / Philips 320198 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BF 1428 / Philips 320198 BFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BF 1428 / Philips 320198 BFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Philips BF 1428 / Philips 320198 BF7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Fontana BF 1428 / Fontana 878 530-77", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Smash Records S-20007", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
26 vinyl pressings of Make It Easy On Yourself are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Philips BF 1428, released August 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 1428, S-2000, DJS-7, BF-217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 320198 1F // 1 ∇ 420 1 22 and 320198 2F // 2 ∇ 420 1 1 2. 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.
