Would you believe?
The Hollies
380 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2177322 |
| Excel File Row | 326 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:09:51 |
| Pressing Year | 1966 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Parlophone |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | PMC 7008 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | XEX 603-1 GT 1 ("KT pressed side B""3 flipback""6607 LL Garrod & Lofthouse Patent Pending") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | XEX 604-1 RR 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This copy of "Would You Believe?", a first pressing from 1966, holds a curiosity typical of British discography of the era. Although the album is imbued with the unmistakable harmony of The Hollies, one of their most celebrated and enduring international hits, "Bus Stop", is strangely absent. This iconic single, which would become a global success, was recorded and released *after* the release of "Would You Believe?" in the United Kingdom, just one month after the album itself. The policy of British record labels was often not to include hit singles on immediately subsequent albums, to maximise sales of both the 45 rpm and the LP. This copy therefore, true to its era, offers a pure portrait of the album's sound, before the global explosion of "Bus Stop", making it an authentic time capsule of mid-1960s commercial strategy.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - I Take What I Want
- A2 - Hard Hard Year
- A3 - That's How Strong My Love Is
- A4 - Sweet Little Sixteen
- A5 - Oriental Sadness
- A6 - I Am A Rock
- B1 - Take Your Time
- B2 - Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna Happen To Me?)
- B3 - Fifi The Flea
- B4 - Stewball
- B5 - I've Got A Way Of My Own
- B6 - I Can't Let Go
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