Vinyl pressings
by Chubby Checker · 1963
Loddy Lo / Hooka Tooka was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
P-890A-2 SRVariant 1 A-Side Runout Etching
P-890B-2 SRVariant 1 B-Side Runout Etching
P-890A-2 SRVariant 2 A-Side Runout Etching
P-890B-1 SRVariant 2 B-Side Runout Etching
P-890-ALabel A
P-890-BLabel B
P890A-1 SRSide A, etched
P890B-1 SRSide B, etched
P-890-ASide A, printed on label
P-890-BSide B, printed on label
P.890A+1MSide A runout, stamped
P.890B+1MSide B runout, stamped
KTSide A & B runout, etched
P.890-ASide A label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Parkway P-890XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Cameo Parkway CFF 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Finland | Karusell CFF 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Hong Kong | Diamond D.205First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Cameo Parkway CFF 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | South Africa | Continental Records PD 7-8785First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Continental Records PD 7-8785First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Southern Rhodesia | Continental Records PD 7-8785First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Cameo Parkway CFF 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | Sweden | Cameo Parkway CFF 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway P.890First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway P.890First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-890First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-890First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor Argentina S.A.I.C. 00607", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Chile | Producciones Fermata F-45-167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Loddy Lo / Hooka Tooka are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parkway P-890.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-890, P.890, DO-4424, P-890X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-890A-2 SR and P-890B-2 SR. 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.
