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The Who Sell Out

by The Who · 1967

68 pressings16 countriesPsychedelic RockModRock & RollRock

The Who Sell Out 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.

How to spot a first pressing of The Who Sell Out

22 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.

UK

December 16, 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 612 002Track Record 612.002
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

612002 A ▽ 2-2 3A-side runout, variant 1

612002 B ▽ 1 1 1B-side runout, variant 1

612002 A ▽ 2-12 9A-side runout, variant 2

612002 B ▽ 11 217B-side runout, variant 2

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UK

December 16, 1967
Label and catalog number
Track Record 613 002
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

613002 A ∇ 2Runout A-side, variant 1 stamped

613002 B ∇ 1 1 1 3Runout B-side, variant 1 stamped

613002 A ∇ 2Runout A-side, variant 2 stamped

613002 B ∇ 1 1 2Runout B-side, variant 2 stamped

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 74950
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gloversville Pressing
Runout / matrix

7 11284 2 ISide A runout stamped, variant 1

7 11285 1 ISide B runout stamped, variant 1

7 11284 2 ISide A runout stamped, variant 2

7 11285 9 ISide B runout stamped, variant 2

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4950
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MG11284T3 2Side A runout stamped, variant 1

MG11285T4 2Side B runout stamped, variant 1

MG11284T4 2Side A runout stamped, variant 2

MG11285T4 2Side B runout stamped, variant 2

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4950
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MG11284T1 ISide A runout

MG11285T2 ISide B runout

MG 11284Side A label

MG 11285◉Side B label

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 74950
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pinckneyville Press
Runout / matrix

7 11284 5 2Runout A, variant 1

7 11285 4 2Runout B, variant 1

7 11284 4 2Runout A, variant 2

711285 6 2Runout B, variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 68 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s26 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967AustraliaPolydor 613002 / International Polydor Production 613002First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967AustraliaInternational Polydor Production 612002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967AustraliaPolydor 613002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967AustraliaPolydor 613002 / International Polydor Production 613002First yearLP, Album, White Label, StereoLP, Album, White Label, Stereo
1967FrancePolydor 658 063First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967GermanyPolydor 184116First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967ItalyPolydor SLPHM/D 184 116 / Polydor 184116First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967JapanPolydor SLPM-1394First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967JapanPolydor SLPM-1394First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967New ZealandPolydor LPHM612002 / Polydor LPHM613002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USDecca DL 74950First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USDecca DL 4950First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USDecca DL 74950First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967USDecca DL 34505 / Decca DL 4950First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1967USDecca DL 4950First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 26 pressings from the 1960s
1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970NetherlandsPolydor 2486 030LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970UKTrack Record 2407 009LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971USDecca DL 74950LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1971USDecca DL 74950LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971USDecca DL 74950LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971USDecca DL 74950LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973GermanyTrack Record 2409 210LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1979GreecePolydor 2489153LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1979GreecePolydor 2489 153LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GermanyPolydor 2459 382LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980JapanPolydor MPX 4019LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981GermanyTrack Record 2478 142 / Polydor 2478 142LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981GermanyTrack Record 2478 142 / Polydor 2478 142LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1988UKPolydor SPELP 115 / Polydor 835 727-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2004EuropePolydor 835 727-1LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2005USTrack Record 612.002 / Classic Records 612.002LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2005USClassic Records 612.002 / Track Record 612.002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2005USClassic Records 613.002 / Track Record 613.002LP, Album, Stereo, Remastered, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Remastered, Reissue
2005USClassic Records 613.002 / Track Record 613.002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2005USTrack Record 612.002 / Classic Records 612.002LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2005USClassic Records 612.002LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2005USTrack Record 612 002 / Classic Records 612 002LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2006USTrack Record 612 002 / Classic Records 612 002LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 990298LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 900297LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropePolydor 2486 030LP, Reissue, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Reissue, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2015USGeffen Records B0022559-01 / Track Record B0022559-01LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015EuropeTrack Record 3715609 / Polydor 3715609LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
2020s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020PeruPal 1990-0808LP, AlbumLP, Album
2021WorldwidePolydorLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2021WorldwidePolydor 7711435 / UMC 7711435LP, Album, Reissue, Special Cut, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Special Cut, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Stereo
2021WorldwidePolydor 7711420 / UMC 7711420CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · MonoCD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Mono
2021WorldwidePolydor 7711431 / UMC 7711431LP, Album, Reissue, Special Cut, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Special Cut, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
2021JapanPolydor UIJY-75209LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2021JapanPolydor UICY-79437 / UMC UICY-79437CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · MonoCD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Mono
2022EuropePolydor 3559983 / Track RecordLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
2022WorldwidePolydor ARHSLP014 / Track Record ARHSLP014LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2023JapanUniversal Music UIJY-75232 / Polydor UIJY-75232LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaPolydor 613002 / International Polydor Production 613002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaPolydor 613002 / International Polydor Production 613002LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeVinyl Lovers 990298LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
?GermanyPolydor 2459 382LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Armenia City In The Sky
  2. A2Heinz Baked Beans
  3. A3Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
  4. A4Odorono
  5. A5Tattoo
  6. A6Our Love Was
  7. A7I Can See For Miles
  8. B1Can't Reach You
  9. B2Medac
  10. B3Relax
  11. B4Silas Stingy
  12. B5Sunrise
  13. B6Rael (1 And 2)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Who Sell Out are there?

68 vinyl pressings of The Who Sell Out are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.

When was The Who Sell Out first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Track Record 612 002, released December 16, 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of The Who Sell Out is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 612 002, 613 002, DL 74950, DL 4950) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 612002 A ▽ 2-2 3 and 612002 B ▽ 1 1 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Who Sell Out on vinyl worth?

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.

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