Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Drifters · 1959
Mean Streak 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.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
7 XCA 24571 - 1N G ET XT 1Stamped side A, variant 1
7 XCA 24592 - 1N GH ET XT 2Stamped side B, variant 1
7XCA 24571 - 1N A ET XT 1Stamped side A, variant 2
7XCA 24572 - 1N RR ET XT 2Stamped side B, variant 2
CA 24571Side A label
CA 24592Side B label
7XCA 24571Runout stamped side A
7XCA 24592Runout stamped side B
(7XCA 24571)Label side A
(7XCA 24592)Label side B
7XCA. 24571 45Side A label
7XCA. 24592 45Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 56First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4290First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4290First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ10163First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia DB. 4290First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI DB 42907", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Columbia 45-DB 42907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 42907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 42907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Mean Streak are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Finland, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4290, released May 1, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4290, DB. 4290, 45-DYC 1018, C 21 199) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 XCA 24571 - 1N G ET XT 1 and 7 XCA 24592 - 1N GH ET XT 2. 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.
