Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1966
Alfie was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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.
7XCE 18371 - 1 G KT 1Stamped side A - Variant 1
7XCE 18372 - 1 GT KT 3Stamped side B - Variant 1
7XCE 18371 - 1 H KT 1Stamped side A - Variant 2
7XCE 18372 - 1 GP KT 1Stamped side B - Variant 2
45-X-45514-F1 [IAM in triangle]A side runout
45-X-45515-F1 [IAM in triangle]B side runout
45-X45514A side label
45-X45515B side label
45-X45514A side label
45-X45515B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 5674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Finland | Columbia 45-DPY 697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | Parlophone 45-SPD 382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records 5674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records 5674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Parlophone R 5427First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon 33-34387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Alfie are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5427.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5427, 5674, 45-DPY 697, R(I)5427) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18371 - 1 G KT 1 and 7XCE 18372 - 1 GT KT 3. 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.
