Vinyl pressings
by Darts · 1977
Daddy Cool / The Girl Can't Help It was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
3 MAG 100 A-2U GLTRunout Side-A, Stamped - Variant 1
2 MAG 100 B-2U GGARunout Side-B, Stamped - Variant 1
1 MAG 100 A-2U 0Runout Side-A, Stamped - Variant 2
1 MAG 100 B-2U URunout Side-B, Stamped - Variant 2
MAG 100 A-2U GATRunout side A variant 1
MAG 100 B-2U 2TLRunout side B variant 1
MAG 100 A-2U CAD 1Runout side A variant 2
MAG 100 B-2U CDL 1Runout side B variant 2
MAG 100 A-2U P 1Stamped runout, side A
MAG 100 B-2U RM 2Stamped runout, side B
12 MAG 100 A-2U T 1Runout side A, variant 1
12 MAG 100 B-2U GG 1Runout side B, variant 1
12 MAG 100 A-2U T 1Runout side A, variant 2
12 MAG 100 B-2U R 1Runout side B, variant 2
MAG 100 A-2U RD 1Side-A, Stamped
MAG 100 B-2U GP 1Side-B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Magnet MAG-11606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-60040 / Magnet 4C 006-60040First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-60040 / Magnet 4C 006-60040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW-1125First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | France | Magnet MAG 49.801First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Magnet 006 EVC 60040 / Magnet 006 EVC 60 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Magnet 006 EVC 60040 / Magnet 006 EVC 60 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1977 | Germany | Magnet 006 CRY 60 040 / Crystal 006 EVC 60 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Ireland | Magnet MAG 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | EMI 3C 006-60040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Magnet EMR-20385 / EMI EMR-20385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Magnet NG 904First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Magnet MAG 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Magnet 7C 006-60040 / Magnet 006 EVC 60 040First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Magnet 7C 006-60040First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Discomate DSP-2137", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Discomate DSP-2137", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
32 vinyl pressings of Daddy Cool / The Girl Can't Help It are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1977 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Magnet MAG 100, released October 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAG 100, 12 Mag 100, UA-XW1125, MAG-11606) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3 MAG 100 A-2U GLT and 2 MAG 100 B-2U GGA. 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.
