UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone R 5608
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Solid Centre
- Runout / matrix
7XCE 18763Label Side A
7XCE 18764Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1967
What Good Am I ? was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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 18763Label Side A
7XCE 18764Label Side B
7XCE 18763-1 GD KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCE 18764-1 GD KT 1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCE 18763-1 RA KT 2Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE 18764-1 GG KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Parlophone A8260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Parlophone R 5608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 118First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Southern Rhodesia | Parlophone SPD 424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Parlophone R 5608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Parlophone R 5608First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Parlophone Demo R5608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Parlophone R56087", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of What Good Am I ? are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, Finland, Greece and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5608.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5608, R5608, A8260, GMSP 118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18763 and 7XCE 18764. 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.