Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Setter's Cash & Carry · 1973
Tchip Tchip was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
CAN 3035 - A1 FP 73Runout side A etched
CAN 3035 - B1 FP 73Runout side B etched
Can 3035-ALabel side A
Can 3035-BLabel side B
A 5001 FP73Run-out side A
B 5002 FP73Run-out side B
A 5001Label side A
B 5002Label side B
CAN 3035 - A1 FP 73Runout side A etched
CAN 3035 - B1 FP 73Runout side B etched
Can 3035-ALabel side A
Can 3035-BLabel side B
CAN 3035 - A1 FP 73Runout side A etched
CAN 3035 - B1 FP 73Runout side B etched
Can 3035-ALabel side A
Can 3035-BLabel side B
CAN 3035 - A1 FP 73Runout side A etched
CAN 3035 - B1 FP 73Runout side B etched
Can 3035-ALabel side A
Can 3035-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Flower FN 673First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Cannon Records Can 3035 / Cannon Records Cannon 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Cannon Records Cannon 3035 / Cannon Records 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Cannon Records Can 3035 / Cannon Records Cannon 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Cannon Records Can 3035 / Cannon Records Cannon 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Cannon Records Can 3035 / Cannon Records Cannon 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.888First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Variety FNP-NP 10208First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CNR 144.473First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Zodiac ZAP 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Marfer M. 20.297 SFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Spain | Marfer M. 20-297 S / Marfer M.20.297-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMI-104447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Denmark | Play Records PLAY 20687", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay 602807", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Tchip Tchip are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is Cannon Records Can 3035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Can 3035, Cannon 3035, FN 673, 61.888) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAN 3035 - A1 FP 73 and CAN 3035 - B1 FP 73. 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.
