Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1962
I'm Lookin' Out The Window 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.
20 pressings came out in 1962, 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 26025-1N GRT ZOT 2Runout side A, Variation 1
7XCA 26026-1N GAG OZT 4Runout side B, Variation 1
7XCA 26025-1N OZT 4Runout side A, Variation 2
7XCA 26026-1N OZT 4Runout side B, Variation 2
7XCA 26025A-side runout, stamped
7XCA 26026B-side runout, stamped
7XCA 26025-1NA side runout, stamped
7XCA 26026-1NB side runout, stamped
7XCA 26025A side label
7XCA 26026B side label
7XCA 26025-1N OTRunout, side A, stamped
7XCA 26026-1N OTRunout, side B, stamped
7XCA 26025Label, side A
7XCA 26026Label, side B
7XCA 26025-1NA-side runout, stamped
7XCA 26026-1NB-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-4291First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4828 / Columbia DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia 45 - DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB (I) 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1587First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Columbia SCRF 5707", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of I'm Lookin' Out The Window are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4828.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4828, DO-4291, 45 DB 4828, 45-DYC 1094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 26025-1N GRT ZOT 2 and 7XCA 26026-1N GAG OZT 4. 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.
