Canada
May 14, 1965- Label and catalog number
- Kapp Records KJB-54
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
L-116Side A
K-3633Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Brian Hyland · 1965
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1965, the album's first year. 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.
L-116Side A
K-3633Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Kapp Records KJB-54First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 600277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Collectables COL-900447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 600277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Kapp Records KJB-547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 900447", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-600277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1965 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Canada. One of them is Kapp Records KJB-54, released May 14, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KJB-54) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-116 and K-3633. 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.

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