Vinyl pressings
by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas · 1964
Little Children was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 11 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 17614 - 1N JMC APRIL 64 6B G00 T CRunout side A - variant 1
7XCE 17615 - 1N JMC T 5Runout side B - variant 1
7XCE 17614-1N KTRunout side A - variant 2
7XCE 17615-1N KTRunout side B - variant 2
7XCE 17614-1NA-side runout, variant 1
7XCE 17615-1NB-side runout, variant 1
7XCE 17614-1N RRL KT 5A-side runout, variant 2
7XCE 17615-1N RRU KT 5B-side runout, variant 2
7XCE 17614-1NA-side runout
7XCE 17615-1NB-side runout
7XCE 17614A-side label
7XCE 17615B-side label
7XCE 17614-1N HH KT 1A-side runout
7XCE 17615-1N TG KT 4B-side runout
7XCE 17614Side A label
7XCE 17615Side B label
7XE17614 7AXPA679Side A Label & Runout
7XE17615 7AXPA680Side B Label & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY 658First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | India | Parlophone 45-R.5105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I) 5105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16360First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1964 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16360First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Parlophone R 5105First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Southern Rhodesia | Parlophone 45-SPD 3067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Little Children are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Canada, Finland and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5105, A-8110, 72149, 45-DPY 658) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17614 - 1N JMC APRIL 64 6B G00 T C and 7XCE 17615 - 1N JMC T 5. 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.
