Vinyl pressings
by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders · 1965
It's Just A Little Bit Too Late 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 11 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.
YW 36144 2 DRRRunout stamped, DRR etched side A, variant 1
YW 36145 2 RRRunout stamped, RR etched side B, variant 1
YW 36144 2 RRRunout stamped, RR etched side A, variant 2
YW 36145 1 RRRunout stamped, RR etched side B, variant 2
YW 36144 1 X-3643Runout A
YW 36145 1 X-3644Runout B
YW1-36144Label A
YW1-36145Label B
YW 36144 2 RRA-Side Runout Etching
YW 36145 1 RRB-Side Runout Etching
YW1-36144A-Side Label
YW1-36145B-Side Label
267463 1F//1 ∇ 420 1 1 3Runout stamped side A
267463 2F//1 ∇ 420 1 1 3Runout stamped side B
267463 1FLabel side A
267463 2FLabel 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 | Australia | Philips BF-200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Fontana F 1514XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Fontana F. 1514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 463 / Fontana 267 463 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 533 STF7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1965 | Greece | Fontana 261462 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Greece | Fontana 3 222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 579 / Fontana 267 463.TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Philips FL-1182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 267463First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Fontana 267.463TF / Fontana TF 267 463First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Fontana TF 267 463First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 579 / Fontana 267463 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 579 / Fontana 267463 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Fontana F-1514First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 267 463 TF7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Fontana TF 7357", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of It's Just A Little Bit Too Late are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana F-1514.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-1514, TF 579, BF-200, F 1514X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 36144 2 DRR and YW 36145 2 RR. 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.
