Vinyl pressings
by Tom Jones · 1965
With These Hands 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.
16 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BellSound DR-36076-1C TIA-Side Runout Etching
BellSound DR-35665-1C TIB-Side Runout Etching
BellSound DR-36076-1D TIIA-Side Runout Etching [Variant 1]
BellSound DR-35665-1D TIIB-Side Runout Etching [Variant 1]
BW Sound DP 36076-1ARunout A
BW Sound DP 35665-1ARunout B
BellSound DR-36076-1B P 1A-Side runout
BellSound DR-35665-1B P 1B-Side runout
DR 36076A-Side label
DR 35665B-Side label
DR-36076-1B P 1 Bell SoundSide A variant 1
DR-35665-1B P 1 Bell SoundSide B variant 1
DR 36076Label Side A
DR 35665Label Side B
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 | Unknown | Parrot FM 7-7168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PAR. 9787First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Decca F 12191 / Decca 45 - F 12191First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Decca F 12191 / Decca 45 - F 12191First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9787First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-PAR 9787First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9787First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9787First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9787 / Parrot 45-9787First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca Y72407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 23.6367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DEC.3367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of With These Hands are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, France, Canada and more. One of them is Parrot 45 PAR 9787.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45 PAR 9787, 45-PAR 9787, FM 7-7168, F.12191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BellSound DR-36076-1C TI and BellSound DR-35665-1C 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.
