Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1963
It's All In The Game 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.
19 pressings came out in 1963, 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 27056-1 N GI.I P KT 2Runout side A, stamped variant 1
7XCA 27057-1 N GG D KT 3Runout side B, stamped variant 1
7XCA 27056-1 N PP KT 4Runout side A, stamped variant 2
7XCA 27057-1 N OP KT 4Runout side B, stamped variant 2
7XCA 27056-1 N GGG KT 1Runout side A, stamped
7XCA 27057-1 N GDG KT 4Runout side B, stamped
7XCA.27056Label side A
7XCA.27057Label side B
7XCA 27056-1 N OD KT 2Side A runout
7XCA 27057-1 N MR KT 4Side B runout
7XCA.27056Side A label
7XCA.27057Side B label
7XCA 27056 7XCT 1662Side A runout, etched
7XCA 27057 7XCT 1663Side B runout, etched
7XCA27056 7XCT1662Side A label
7XCA27057 7XCT1663Side B label
7XCA 27056Side A label
7XCA 27057Side B label
7XCA-27056-AA side runout, stamped
7XCA-27057-AB side runout, stamped
7XCA 27056A side label
7XCA 27057B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 558 / Columbia 45 - DW 6180First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 191First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 7089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | India | Columbia DB. 7089First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I)7089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1735First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia CH 3021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Columbia DB 7089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 487First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Southern Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 11467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Columbia SCMG1917", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Columbia 45-DB 7089 NI7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of It's All In The Game are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7089.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7089, DO-4413, 72127, C 22 558) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27056-1 N GI.I P KT 2 and 7XCA 27057-1 N GG D KT 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.
