Vinyl pressings
by Clive Dunn · 1970
Grandad was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 10 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.
RPD KT A 7YCA 32762-1Runout side A, stamped
GIG KT A 7YCA 32763-1Runout side B, stamped
7YCA 32762Matrix, label side A
7YCA 32763Matrix, label side B
RPD KT A 7YCA 32762-1Runout side A, stamped variant 1
GIG KT A 7YCA 32763-1Runout side B, stamped variant 1
7YCA 32762-1 GLL KT 2Runout side A, stamped variant 2
7YCA 32763-1 G̶M̶P̶ GHP KT 4Runout side B, stamped variant 2
7YCA 32762Matrix, Label Side A
7YCA 32763Matrix, Label Side B
7YLA-32762Side-A
7YLA-32763Side-B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Columbia DO-9351First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Columbia DO-9351First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Finland | Columbia DB 87267", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 006-04 719First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Norway | Columbia 7E 006-04719 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Columbia 8E 006-04719 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Columbia 4E 006-04719 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Columbia DB 8726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 8726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Columbia DB 8726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Columbia DB 8726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia DB 87267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45 RT 47767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 87267", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 87267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P-30647", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
26 vinyl pressings of Grandad are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Ireland, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8726, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8726, DB (I) 8726, DO-9351, 1 C 006-04 719) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPD KT A 7YCA 32762-1 and GIG KT A 7YCA 32763-1. 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.
