Vinyl pressings
by Val Doonican · 1967
If The Whole World Stopped Lovin' 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.
25 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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.
7N 17396A-1 ΔF KT BBSide A - Etched
7N 17396B-1 ΔF 2 BGSide B - Etched
7N.17396-ALabel side A
7N.17396-BLabel side B
7N 17396-ALabel side A
7N 17396-BLabel side B
7N.17396-ALabel side A
7N.17396-BLabel side B
7N 17396A - 1△FRunout,A-side stamped
7N 17396B - 1△FRunout,B-side stamped
7N.17396-AA-side label
7N.17396-BB-side label
7N.17396-ALabel side A
7N.17396-BLabel side B
7N.17396-ALabel side A
7N.17396-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Astor AP-1423First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records Pye 829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300133 / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HT 300133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered · Numbered |
| 1967 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Pye Records 45NPC 5136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Pye Records PY 167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Pye Records H 237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of If The Whole World Stopped Lovin' are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17396, released September 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17396, 7N 17396, 32252, LL-2116-Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17396A-1 ΔF KT BB and 7N 17396B-1 ΔF 2 BG. 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.
