Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Drifters · 1959
Living Doll / Apron Strings 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.
31 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 13 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 24889-1N H ET2Runout A machine stamped variant 1
7XCA 24877-1N GA ET1Runout B machine stamped variant 1
7XCA 24889-1N GH L ET5Runout A machine stamped variant 2
7XCA 24877-1N GP MET2Runout B machine stamped variant 2
7XCA 24889-1NA-side runout
7XCA 24887-1NB-side runout
7XCA.24889A-side label
7XCA.24877B-side label
7XCA 24889-1N M GP ET 5A Side runout, stamped
7XCA 24877-1N RD D ET 1B Side runout, stamped
7XCA 24889A Side label
7XCA 24877B Side label
7XCA 24889-1NA-side runout
7XCA 24887-1NB-side runout
7XCA.24889A-side label
7XCA.24877B-side label
7XCA 24889-1N TT ET3Runout Side A
7XCA 24877-1N TP ET3Runout Side B
7XCA 24889Label A-side
7XCA 24877Label B-side
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 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-4097First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-4097First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 801 RFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 254 / Columbia 45-DW 5736First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 254 / Columbia 45-DW 57367", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1959 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 4306First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1274First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4306First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4306First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10168First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 43067" | 7" |
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia DB 43067", Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 43067" | 7" |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI DB 43067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI DB 43067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 43067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Exclusive Photo Discs PR 066Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 254 / Columbia 45-DW 57367", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | India | Columbia DB. 4306Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 43067", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Portugal | Columbia 45-DL 50367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 43067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 43067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 43067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 43067", Jukebox, Reissue | 7", Jukebox, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Living Doll / Apron Strings are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4306.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4306, DB. 4306, 45-10,042, 45-10042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 24889-1N H ET2 and 7XCA 24877-1N GA ET1. 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.
