Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Roe · 1966
It's Now Winters Day / Kick Me Charlie was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.
13760 Re 1 1-C [MR(circled)] △64585Runout side A, etched [stamped]
13481 [MR(circled)] 1B △64586Runout side B, etched [stamped]
45-13760Label side A
45-13481Label side B
ABC-13760 RE-1 1DEtched Side A
ABC 13421 1D LWEtched Side B
(45-13760)Side A label
(45-13481)Side B label
ABC-13760 RE-1 1DEtched Side A
ABC 13421 1D LWEtched Side B
AMP 45-13760-RELabel Side A
AMP 45-13481Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Not On Label 108887", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 10888First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 10888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 45-108887", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 45-10888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 10888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | ABC Records 45-10888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Ampar MK-16237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton P 1546 / ABC-Paramount P 15647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | ABC-Paramount HIT-14117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Artone AP 25.4967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Ampar MK-16237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 6987", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 6987", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 15747", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Records 45-108887", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of It's Now Winters Day / Kick Me Charlie are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is ABC Records 10888, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 10888, 45-10888) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13760 Re 1 1-C [MR(circled)] △64585 and 13481 [MR(circled)] 1B △64586. 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.
