Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1969
Good Times was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1969, 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 32389-1 T KT 1Side A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCA 32390-2 T KT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCA 32389-1 O KT 1Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCA 32390-2 V KT 2Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7XCA 32389-1 KTA-side runout
7XCA 32390-2 KTB-side runout
7XCA 32389A-side label
7XCA 32390B-side label
7 XCA 32389//11525-1Runout side A etched
7 XCA 32390//11526-1Runout side B etched
7 XCA 32389Label side A
7 XCA 32390Label side B
7XCA32389Runout side A, stamped
7XCA32390Runout side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Unknown | Columbia DB 8548First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Argentina | Parlophone 1159First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Argentina | Parlophone 1159First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Columbia DO-8700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Columbia DO-8700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8548First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Columbia 2C 006-04049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1C 006-04 049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1C 006-04 049First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1C 006-04 049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Columbia DB 8548First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Norway | Columbia DB 8548 / Capitol Records DB 8548First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60846First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Columbia DB 8548First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-22427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Good Times are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8548, released March 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8548, 1159, DO-8700, 2C 006-04049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 32389-1 T KT 1 and 7XCA 32390-2 T KT 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.
