Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1964
On The Beach was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 16 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 27516-1N AH KT4Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 27517-1N AD KT2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 27516-1N PT KT 6Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 27517-1N PT KT 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 27516-1N GH KT 1Runout side A
7XCA 27517-1N PP KT 4Runout side B
7XCA 27516Label side A
7XCA 27517Label side B
7XCA27516 45Label side A
7XCA27517 45Label side B
7 XCA 27 516Label Side A
7 XCA 27 517Label Side B
7XCA27516 7XCT1889Label Side A
7XCA27517 7XCT1890Label Side B
7XCA 27516-1 N KTRunout A
7XCA 27517-1 N KTRunout B
7 XCA 27516Label A
7 XCA 27517Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-4496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Austria | Columbia C 28 522 / Columbia DB 7305First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Austria | Columbia C 28522First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7305First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 22 757 / Columbia 45-DW 6277First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 225First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 7305First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Columbia DB. 7305First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1804First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1964 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1804First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1804First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia DB 73057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia DB 73057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 297", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 297", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Odeon 45-LA 41747", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of On The Beach are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Germany, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7305.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7305, C 22 757, DO-4496, C 28 522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27516-1N AH KT4 and 7XCA 27517-1N AD KT2. 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.
