Vinyl pressings
by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas · 1963
Bad To Me 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.
23 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7XCE 17393-1N GLA KT 3Runout side A, variant 1
7XCE 17394-1N RGA KT 1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCE 17393-1N GRG KT -Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE 17394-1N GMA KT cvRunout side B, variant 2
7XCE 17393-1N AL KTVar. 1: Runout A
7XCE 17394-1N MR KTVar. 1: Runout B
7XCE 17393-1N GR KT 3Var. 2: Runout A
7XCE 17394-1N GM KT 1Var. 2: Runout B
7XCE 17393-1N GG H KT 4Runout Side A
7XCE 17394-1N G OT KT 3Runout Side B
7XCE.17393Label Side A
7XCE.17394Label Side B
7XCE 17393-1N KTRunout, side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17394-1N KTRunout, side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17393-1N AT KT 1Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 17394-1N PO KT 2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 17393-1N CRORunout side A
7XCE 17394-1N GLDRunout side B
7XCE 17393Label side A
7XCE 17394Label side B
7XCE 17393-1N GAL KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCE 17394-1N GOO KT 4Runout side B, variant 1
7XCE 17393-1N GRA KT 4Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE 17394-1N GAT KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Australia | Parlophone A8092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 651First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Odeon O 22587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Parlophone R (I) 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3146First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Nigeria | Parlophone 45-R 5049 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Southern Rhodesia | Parlophone 45-SPD 279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Parlophone R 5049First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty 55626First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Collectables COL 63157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1995 | US | Collectables COL 63157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone A80927", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Brazil | Odeon 7l-30437", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Bad To Me are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1963 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5049, released July 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5049, 55626, F-55626, A8092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17393-1N GLA KT 3 and 7XCE 17394-1N RGA KT 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.
