Vinyl pressings
by Acker Bilk · 1962
Four Hits And A Mister was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7TCA 1849-1U GG Z OT 1A-side runout, variant 1
7TCA 1850-1U GDD Z OT 1B-side runout, variant 1
7TCA 1849-1U O OT 1A-side runout, variant 2
7TCA 1850-1U R OT 1B-side runout, variant 2
7TCA 1849 IU OT1A-side Runout
7TCA 1850 IU 0T1B-side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia SEGO 8156First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM.8156 / Columbia SEGM 8156First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM.8156 / Columbia SEGM 8156First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Ireland | Columbia SEG(I) 8156First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia SEG 8156First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM.8156 / Columbia SEGM 81567", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 81567", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Four Hits And A Mister are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia SEG 8156, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEG 8156, SEG(I) 8156, SEGO 8156, SEGM.8156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCA 1849-1U GG Z OT 1 and 7TCA 1850-1U GDD Z OT 1. 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.
