Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1959
Travellin' Light / Dynamite 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.
28 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 15 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 24931-1N GGT ET 1Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
7XCA 24723-1N GRO ET 3Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
7XCA 24931-1N GAT ET 2Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
7XCA 24723-1N GRA ET 2Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
CA 24931-1Side A Runout [Stamped, 6 O'Clock]
ASide A Runout [Stamped, 3 O'Clock]
2Side A Runout [Stamped, 9 O'Clock]
CA 24723-1Side B Runout [Stamped, 6 O'Clock]
7XCA 24723 45
7XCA 24931 45
7XCA 24931Side A labe number
7XCA 24931-1NSide A runout stamped
7XCA 24723-1NSide B runout stamped
ETTax Code runout stamped (both sides)
E5153 4143Etched Runout, Side A
E5154 4144Etched Runout, Side B
AMP 45-4143Label, Side A
AMP 45-4144Label, Side B
ABC-4143 WW LWA side runout
ABC-4144 LW WWB side runout
AMP-45-4143A side label
AMP-45-4144B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-4109First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 4-839 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1030First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 318 / Columbia 45-DW 5754First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 318 / Columbia 45-DW 5754First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 71First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1275First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 43517", Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ireland | EMI EMI DB 43517" | 7" |
| 1979 | Ireland | EMI EMI DB 43517" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Columbia DB 43517", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Exclusive Photo Discs PR 067Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed |
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 10307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | India | Columbia 45 DB 4351 / Columbia 45-DB 43517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | India | Columbia 45 DB 4351 / Columbia 45-DB 43517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 43517", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Norway | Columbia DB 43517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
38 vinyl pressings of Travellin' Light / Dynamite are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4351, released October 2, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4351, DB. 4351, 45-10,066, 45-10066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 24931-1N GGT ET 1 and 7XCA 24723-1N GRO ET 3. 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.
