Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1962
The Young Ones was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
46 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 21 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 25822-1 N HO ET 1Stamped side A variant 1
7XCA 25828-1 N OM ET 7Stamped side B variant 1
7XCA 25822-1 N RP N M M P 0 ET 2Stamped side A variant 2
7XCA 25828-1 N R P0 M M P ET 4Stamped side B variant 2
7XCA 25822-1 N 2LG ETRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25828-I N 7LR ETRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25822-1N GOP ET 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 25828-1N GRT ET CRunout side B, variant 2
7XCA 25822-1N HH ET 4Side A runout
7XCA 25828-1N LM ET GSide B runout
7XCA25822Side A label
7XCA25828Side B label
7XCA 25822-1N ET 4Side A runout
7XCA 25828-1N ET 4Side B runout
7XCA25822Side A label
7XCA25828Side B label
7XCA 25822-1 N JR ETRunout side A, stamped
7XCA 25828-I N GG ETRunout side B, stamped
(7XCA25822)Label side A
(7XCA25828)Label side B
7XCA 25822-1 N ET 8 (see note)Side A runout
7XCA 25828-1 N ET 8 (see note)Side B runout
7XCA25822Side A label
7XCA25828Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-4263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Belgium | Columbia DB 4761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Reo 8638XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4761First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4761First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Columbia SCRF 518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 072 / Columbia 45-DW 5963First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 072 / Columbia 45-DW 5963First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 072 / Columbia 45-DW 5963First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia DB. 4761First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 47617", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-42637", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Austria | Columbia C 220727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Austria | Columbia C 285067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | Odeon MSOD 82747", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | Columbia SCMG 1467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4761 / Columbia DB 47617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Parlophone DB 4761Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 46247", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 46247", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 4624 / Columbia Plakları 45-RT 46247", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 4624 / Columbia Plakları 45-RT 46247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
69 vinyl pressings of The Young Ones are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1962 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4761.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4761, 45-3101, DO-4263, DB 4761) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25822-1 N HO ET 1 and 7XCA 25828-1 N OM ET 7. 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.
