UK
1972- Label and catalog number
- Pye Records 7N 45128
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Buzz · 1972
Itchy Koo Koo was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Pye Records 31864 / Music Hall 31864First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Philips 6009 230First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Metronome M 25.390First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N 45128 / Pye Records PM 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N 45128 / Pye Records PM 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Madagascar | Philips 6009 230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Interfusion ITFK 4562First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | Pye Records 7N 45128First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Pye Records PYS 279First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Pye Records 10.633-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Pye Records 7N 45128First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Pye Records 7N.45128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Itchy Koo Koo are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Argentina, France, Germany and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 45128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 45128, 7N.45128, 31864, 6009 230) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.