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The Best Of Cliff

by Cliff Richard · 1969

27 pressings11 countriesBalladPop

The Best Of Cliff 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.

How to spot a first pressing of The Best Of Cliff

6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.

UK

June 1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia SX 6343Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087 [M]
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

XAX 3862-1 G 1Side A runout

XAX 3863-1 A 1Side B runout

XAX.3862Side A label

XAX.3863Side B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

July 1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia SCX 6343Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YAX 3862 - 1 M 1Side A runout

YAX 3863 - 1 R 1Side B runout

YAX.3862Side A label

YAX.3863Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia SCX 6343Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YAX 3862Label side A

YAX 3863Label side B

Full details of this pressing

South Africa

1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia SCXJ 6343
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

YAX 396 2Side A

YAX 396 3Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 27 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969NetherlandsColumbia SCX 6343 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1969New ZealandColumbia SCXM 6343First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1969South AfricaColumbia SCXJ 6343First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1969South AfricaColumbia SCXJ 6343First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1969UKColumbia SX 6343 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087 [M]First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1969UKColumbia SCX 6343 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975EuropeEMI 5C 054-04087 / EMI 1a 054-04087LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1975NetherlandsEMI 5C 054-04087LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1975GermanyColumbia 1C 062-04 087LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1977USSRМелодия С60—08873-4LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1977USSRМелодия С60—08873-4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1977USSRМелодия С60—08873-4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1977USSRМелодия С60—08873-4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1977USSRМелодия 33 С60—08873-4LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1977USSRМелодия С60 - 08873-4LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?IsraelColumbia SCX 6343 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?NetherlandsEMI 5C 054-04087LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?Singapore, Malaysia & Hong KongColumbia SCX 6343LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?SwedenEMI 7C 054-04087LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?TaiwanLiming Record LM-2329LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UKColumbia SCX 6343LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?UKColumbia SCX 6343LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?UKColumbia SCX 6343 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 04087LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USSRМелодия С60—08873-4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USSRМелодия С60—08873-4 / Мелодия C60-08873LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USSRМелодия 33 С60—08873-4LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USSRМелодия С60—08873-4 / Мелодия C60-08873LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1The Minute You're Gone
  2. A2On My Word
  3. A3The Time In Between
  4. A4Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
  5. A5Blue Turns To Grey
  6. A6Visions
  7. A7Time Drags By
  8. B1In The Country
  9. B2It's All Over
  10. B3I'll Come Running
  11. B4The Day I Met Marie
  12. B5All My Love
  13. B6Congratulations
  14. B7Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of Cliff are there?

27 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Cliff are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.

When was The Best Of Cliff first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Columbia SX 6343, released June 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of Cliff is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SX 6343, SCX 6343, SCXM 6343, SCXJ 6343) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 3862-1 G 1 and XAX 3863-1 A 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of Cliff on vinyl worth?

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.

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