Vinyl pressings
by Bill Black's Combo · 1963
Do It - Rat Now / Little Jasper was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
Bell Sound . HI-2273-1B.A-Side Runout Etching
Bell Sound . HI-2272-1B.B-Side Runout Etching
HI 2273A-Side Label
HI 2272B-Side Label
HI-2273-1D TI Bell SoundSide A runout
HI-2272-1D TII Bell SoundSide B runout
HI 2273Side A label
HI 2272Side B label
HI -2273-1E △ 47168-X BellSound MRSide A runout
HI-2272-1E △ 47168 Bell Sound MRSide B runout
HI 2273Side A label
HI 2272Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Belgium | London Records 5.429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9721 / London Records HLU 9721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Hi Records 45-2064First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Canada | Hi Records HI 2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Hi Records 45-2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Hi Records 45-2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Hi Records 45-2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Hi Records 45-2064-VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Australia | London Records HL-2097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-U 848 / London American Recordings NZL-U 848First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 207047", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Do It - Rat Now / Little Jasper are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2064, released March 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2064, 45-2064-V, HLU 9721, HI 2064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound . HI-2273-1B. and Bell Sound . HI-2272-1B.. 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.
