Vinyl pressings
by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas · 1963
Do You Want To Know A Secret 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.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 10 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 17342-1NA run-out, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17343-1NB run-out, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17342-1N MR MT 1A run-out, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 17343-1N A0 MT 3B run-out, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 17342-1NRun-out Side A
7XCE 17343-1NRun-out Side B
7XCE 17342Label Side A
7XCE 17343Label Side B
7XCE17342 7AXPA562A side runout etched
7XCE17343 7AXPA563B side runout etched
7XCE - 17342 - ALabel Side A
7XCE - 17343 - ALabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Parlophone A8085First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72105First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3144First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Norway | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Rhodesia | Parlophone 45-SPD 271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 271First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty F-55586First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | Parlophone R 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Liberty F-555867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 555867", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 6497", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Germany | Odeon O 22 4847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ireland | Parlophone R(I) 50237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Do You Want To Know A Secret are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5023, released April 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5023, F-55586, A8085, 72105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17342-1N and 7XCE 17343-1N. 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.
