Vinyl pressings
by Alvin Stardust · 1973
My Coo Ca Choo was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 12 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.
MAG 1 A2 0 ΛSide A runout, stamped variant 1
MAG 1 B1 50 DSide B runout, stamped variant 1
MAG 1 A2 6 FSide A runout, stamped variant 2
MAG 1 B1 3 KSide B runout, stamped variant 2
MAG 1 A2 10 FStamped runout, side A
MAG 1 B1 11 EStamped runout, side B
MAG 1 A2 D 2 5Stamped side A
MAG 1 B1 D 1 5Stamped side B
MAG 1 A2A-side runout
MAG 1 B1B-side runout
MAG 1A2Machine-stamped Runout Side A
MAG 1 A2Stamped side A
MAG 1 B1Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | EMI EMI-10377First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Austria | Ariola 13 079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Columbia 2C 008- 95053 / Columbia 2C 008 - 95.053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Ariola 13 079 AT / Ariola 13079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Magnet JET-2239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Ariola 13 079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Ariola 13 079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10859First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | South Africa | R & T RTS.27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Ariola 13 079 - AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Sweden | Ariola 13079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Sweden | Ariola 13 079 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Sweden | Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 13079 ATFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.108597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of My Coo Ca Choo are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Australia, Austria, France and more. One of them is Magnet MAG 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAG 1, EMI-10377, 13 079 AT, 2C 008- 95053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAG 1 A2 0 Λ and MAG 1 B1 50 D. 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.
