Vinyl pressings
by Them · 1965
(It Won't Hurt) Half As Much 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.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XDRF-36257-T1-1C H 1Side A runout variant 1
XDRF-36256-T1-1C ̷X̷D̷R̷F̷-̷3̷6̷2̷5̷8̷-̷T̷1̷-̷1̷C̷ H 1Side B runout variant 1
XDRF-36257-T1-1C I CSide A runout variant 2
XDRF-36256-T1-1C I C X̷D̷R̷F̷-̷3̷6̷2̷5̷8̷-̷T̷1̷-̷1̷C̷Side B runout variant 2
XDRF-36257-T1-1CSide A runout
XDRF-36256-T1-1C ̷X̷D̷R̷F̷-̷3̷6̷2̷5̷8̷-̷T̷1̷-̷1̷C̷Side B runout
XDR.36257Side A label
XDR.36256Side B label
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 | Decca Y7253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PAR. 9784First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F 12 215 / Decca F.12215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Decca F.12215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | London Records HIT-544First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F.12215First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1965 | Sweden | Decca F 12215 / Decca F.12215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12215First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-PAR 9784First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9784First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45- PAR 9784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F.12215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Decca F.12215, released August 27, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12215, 45-PAR 9784, 45 PAR 9784, 45- PAR 9784) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDRF-36257-T1-1C H 1 and XDRF-36256-T1-1C ̷X̷D̷R̷F̷-̷3̷6̷2̷5̷8̷-̷T̷1̷-̷1̷C̷ H 1. 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.
