Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1972
The Best Of Cliff Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
YAX 4518-4 L 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
YAX 4518-1 A O 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
YAX 4518-3 A ISide A runout, stamped, variant 2
YAX 4518-1 RP ISide B runout, stamped, variant 2
O SCX 6519 ASide A runout, stamped
II SCX 6519 BSide B runout, stamped
YAX 4518-3Side A runout, stamped
YAX 4518-1 ISide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Finland | Columbia SCX 6519 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Columbia 1C 062-05 152First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Kenya | Columbia SCX 6519 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Columbia SCX 6519 / Columbia SCX.6519First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Columbia SCXJ 6519First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Denmark | Columbia SCX 6519First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia SCX 6519 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | EMI SCXO 6519LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 054-05152LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Singapore | Columbia SCX 6519LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Columbia SCX 6519 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05152LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Cliff Volume 2 are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Denmark, Finland, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia SCX 6519, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCX 6519, 1C 062-05 152, SCXJ 6519) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4518-4 L 1 and YAX 4518-1 A O 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.
