Vinyl pressings
by Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans · 1962
Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BBS-1-XXX(3) PHIL & ANNETTE> AudioMatrixA-side runout version 1
BBS-2 PHIL AND ANNETTE AudioMatrixB-side runout version 1
BBS-1-XXX(3) AudioMatrix 1- PHIL & ANNETTE>A-side runout version 2
BBS-2 AudioMatrix PHIL AND ANNETTEB-side runout version 2
BBS-1-XXX-(3) PHIL & ANNETTE> △45209A-side runout
BBS-2 AudioMatrix PHIL AND ANNETTE △45209 -X [Alco logo]B-side runout
P-BBS-1XXX3A-side label
P-BBS-2B-side label
P-BBS-1XXX3A side label
P-BBS-2B side label
45-MSC-6155-ITA
45-MSC-6156-ITB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-2044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Belgium | London Records 5.398First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | London Records M. 17262First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | London Records 45-GL 7062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL.816First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL.816First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | London Records 45-HLU 9646First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | London Records 45-HL-U. 9646First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 107First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 107First year7", Styrene | 7", Styrene |
| 1962 | Germany | London Records DL 20675First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Philles Records 107First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Disques London HLU 96467", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | London Records HIT(L)-137" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HLU 9646 / London American Recordings 45-HLU 96467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Philles Records 1077" | 7" |
| ? | US | Philles Records 1077", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Philles Records 1077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Philles Records 107, released October 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 107, 45-HL-U. 9646, 45-HLU 9646, DL 20675) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BBS-1-XXX(3) PHIL & ANNETTE> AudioMatrix and BBS-2 PHIL AND ANNETTE AudioMatrix. 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.
