Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1963
Summer Holiday was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 17 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 26362-1N MM MT 1Runout stamped side A, variant 1
7XCA 26363-1N PP MT 0Runout stamped side B, variant 1
7XCA 26362-1N M MT 1Runout stamped side A, variant 2
7XCA 26363-1N M MT 1Runout stamped side B, variant 2
7XCA 26362Label side A
7XCA 26363Label side B
7XCA 26362-1N GAD MT4Side A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCA 26363-1N GAO MT5Side B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCA 26362-1N GDH MT 8Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCA 26363-1N HP MT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7XCA 26362Label Side A
7XCA 26363Label Side B
7XCA 26362-1N JR MTSide A Runout, Stamped
7XCA 26363-1N JR MTSide B Runout, Stamped
7XCA 26362 45Label Side A
7XCA 26363 45Label Side B
7XCA 26362 HL001556-1Runout Side A
7XCA 26363 HL001557-5Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia DO-4357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia DO-4357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 4977First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia DB 4977First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 394 / Columbia 45 - DW 6114First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 394 / Columbia 45 - DW 6114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4977First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | Columbia DB. 4977First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I)4977First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1650First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Odeon CM-1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 49777", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 49777", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Columbia C 28 5107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ireland | EMI DB 49777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-13587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-13587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 50017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 37", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 4597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 4597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 46647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 46647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 49777", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 49777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 49777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
49 vinyl pressings of Summer Holiday are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1963 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB4977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB4977, DB 4977, 45-DB 4977, 45 DB 4977) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 26362-1N MM MT 1 and 7XCA 26363-1N PP MT 0. 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.
