Vinyl pressings
by Chubby Checker · 1963
Twist It Up / Surf Party 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.
19 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.
P879A-4A side runout etched, variant 1
P879B-4B side runout etched, variant 1
P879A-4 SR RA side runout etched, variant 2
P879B-4 SR RB side runout etched, variant 2
P879A-1 SR ARPA side runout etched, except ARP, Stamped
P879B-1 SR ARPB side runout etched, except ARP, Stamped
P-879A-4Label side A
P-879B-4Label side B
P879A-2 SRSide A runout
P879B-2 SRSide B runout
[MR logo] P879A-5 △48631A side runout etched, except ARP, Stamped
[MR logo] P879B-5 SR △48631-XB side runout etched, except ARP, Stamped
P-879-ALabel side A
P-879-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia DO-4403First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Parkway P-879XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Cameo Parkway CFF 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | Karusell CFF 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Cameo Parkway 16019 CPFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | India | Columbia 45-POPC 2091First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Parkway JET-1300First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26.393First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26.393First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Cameo Parkway CFF 13 / Cameo Parkway CFF.13First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Cameo Parkway CFF 13 / Karusell CFF 13First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway P.879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway P.879First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-879 / Parkway P 879First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-879First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Producciones Fermata 3F-00537", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Cameo Parkway 10 350 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Cameo Parkway 10 350 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Peru | Odeon 45-86797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Continental Records PD 7-87537" | 7" |
24 vinyl pressings of Twist It Up / Surf Party are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Parkway P-879.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-879, P.879, DO-4403, P-879X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P879A-4 and P879B-4. 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.
