Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Drifters · 1959
Livin' Lovin' Doll / Steady With You 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.
14 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 9 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.
7XCA 24570-IN XT1 GHRunout A-side, stamped
7XCA 24593-1N XT 2 GDRunout B-side, stamped
7XCA 24570-IN ET XT 2 GRunout A-side, stamped Variant 2
7XCA 24593-IN ET XT 1 RGRunout B-side, stamped Variant 2
7XCA 24570Label A-side
7XCA 24593Label B-side
X42900-D1 1 *Runout A-side, etched
45X42903-D2 1 *Runout B-side, etched
(45-X42900)A side label
(45-X42903)B side label
X-45-42900-N1Runout A-side, stamped
X-45-42903-N1Runout B-side, stamped
45-X42900Label A-side
45-X42903Label A-side
7XCA 24570-1Runout side A
7XCA 24593-1Runout side B
7 XCA 24570Label side A
7 XCA 24593Label 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 | Capitol Records F4154First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 106 / Columbia 45-DW 5700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 106 / Columbia 45-DW 5700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Columbia 45-DNZ.10152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia DB 4249First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK & Europe | Columbia 45-db4249First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records F4154First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Exclusive Photo Discs PR 063Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed |
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 10117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Ireland | EMI DB 42497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 42497", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Livin' Lovin' Doll / Steady With You are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4249, released January 23, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4249, DB 4249, F4154, C 21 106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 24570-IN XT1 GH and 7XCA 24593-1N XT 2 GD. 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.
