Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1959
Cliff Sings 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.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XAX 1808-1NRunout, A-side, machine stamped variant 1
XAX 1809-2NRunout, B-side, machine stamped variant 1
XAX 1808-2N GH 1Runout, A-side, machine stamped variant 2
XAX 1809-2N GL 12Runout, B-side, machine stamped variant 2
XAX 1808-2N TRunout, A-side, machine stamped variant 1
XAX 1809-2N MDRunout, B-side, machine stamped variant 1
XAX 1808-2N RO ─ C1Runout, A-side, machine stamped, variant 2
XAX 1809-2N AR ─ C1Runout, B-side, machine stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Columbia 330SX 1192 / Columbia 33-0SX-1192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Belgium | Columbia 4C 058 05072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX 1192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 112LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Columbia SL-3069LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Odeon OP-8275LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | EMI 4C058-05072LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Columbia 1A 052-05072 / Columbia 1A 052-05072 MLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | India | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 052-05072 MLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 33JSX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33SX 1192LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Cliff Sings are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Australia, Belgium, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 33SX 1192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33SX 1192, 330SX 1192, 4C 058 05072, 33MSX 1192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 1808-1N and XAX 1809-2N. 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.
