Vinyl pressings
by The Walker Brothers · 1965
Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers 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.
10 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
14562 1L//▽420Side A runout variant 1
14562 2L//▽420Side B runout variant 1
14562 1 L // 1 ▽ 420 1 1 2 2 1 5 1Side A runout variant 2
14562 2 L // 1 ▽ 420 1 1 6Side B runout variant 2
14562 1L//1▽420Side A, runout, stamped, version 1
14562 2L//1▽420Side B, runout, stamped, version 1
14562 1L//1▽420 1 102 14 3Side A, runout, stamped, version 2
14562 2L//1▽420 11 20 1Side B, runout, stamped, version 2
14562 1L//1▽420 1 102 17 2Side A runout stamped
14562 2L//1▽420 11 11Side B runout stamped
14562 1LSide A label
14562 2LSide B label
843 495 1Y✳ 2 4 20 1 2Side A, stamped
843495 2Y✳2 420 11Side B, stamped
843 495 1 Y✳ 2 4 20 1 1 1Side A, stamped
84349 5 2 Y✳2 420 3Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips PD206 / Philips PD 206First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Philips B 14567 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Philips BL14567First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL 7691 / Philips BL7691First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips SBL 7691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL 7691 / Philips BL7691First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL 7691 / Philips BL7691First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips SBL 7691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Philips SBL 7691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Philips SBL.7691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 843 461 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 843 461 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Philippines | Philips SBL 7691LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Philips PSK 3255LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | Star-Club Records 158 026 STYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Star-Club Records 832 256-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1284LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Philips BL 7691.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL 7691, SBL 7691, SBL.7691, PD206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14562 1L//▽420 and 14562 2L//▽420. 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.
