Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1966
In The Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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 28590 HP007333-1Runout side A etched, variant 1
7 XCA 28591 HP007334-1Runout side B etched, variant 1
7 XCA 1̶9̶ 28590 V1 / M1 / ▢ HP007333-1Runout side A etched, variant 2
7 XCA 28591 V1 / M1 / ▢HP007334-1Runout side B etched, variant 2
7XCA 28590-1Stamped Side A
7XCA 28591-2Stamped Side B
7XCA 28590Side A Matrix
7XCA 28591Side B Matrix
7XCA 28590-1Stamped Side A, Variant 1
7XCA 28591-2Stamped Side B, Variant 1
7XCA 28590-1Stamped Side A
7XCA 28591-2Stamped Side B
7XCA28590Stamped & label Side A
7XCA28591Stamped & label Side B
7XCT2647Label side A
7XCT2648Label side B
7XCA 28590 1A side runout
7XCA 28591 1B side runout
7XCA 28590A side label
7XCA 28591B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Columbia DO-4749First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1305First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10478First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF-647", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 647", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Odeon 45 LA 42757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of In The Country are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8094, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8094, DO-4749, 45-DYC 1305, SCMG 350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 XCA 28590 HP007333-1 and 7 XCA 28591 HP007334-1. 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.
