Vinyl pressings
by Chan Romero · 1959
The Hippy Hippy Shake / If I Had A Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DF-659-146-WC E-4761Side A etched runout (Variant 1)
DF-659-147 E-4763Side B etched runout (Variant 1)
DF-659-146-WC E-4761xSide A etched runout (Variant 2)
DF-659-147 E-4763xSide B etched runout (Variant 2)
DF-659-146A-side label
DF-659-146B-side label
45 DF 659-146-2NRunout, side A
45 DF 659-147-2NRunout, side B
45-DF659-146 45Label, side A
45-DF659-147 45Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 9-76552First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Del-Fi Records 4119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Del-Fi Records 4119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Del-Fi Records 4119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-41247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-41247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Australia | London Records HL-21007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Flamingo Records NLA0047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-41247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 12697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia DSA 326Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of The Hippy Hippy Shake / If I Had A Way are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Del-Fi Records 4119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4119, 45-DB 4341, 9-76552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DF-659-146-WC E-4761 and DF-659-147 E-4763. 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.
