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Dean MartinTik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay / Just Close Your Eyes

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Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay / Just Close Your Eyes

by Dean Martin · 1961

19 pressings13 countriesEasy ListeningJazzPop

Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay

3 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Italy

1961
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records JBR 20.058
Format
7", 45 RPM, Jukebox
Runout / matrix

R 861 20.3.61Runout area side A

R 860 20.3.61Runout area side B

861Label side A

860Label side 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 19 vinyl pressings

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

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961CanadaReprise Records R-20,058First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1961CanadaReprise Records R-20,058First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1961ItalyReprise Records JBR 20.058First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox7", 45 RPM, Jukebox
1962DenmarkReprise Records R. 20.058 / Reprise Records R-20.0587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962ItalyReprise Records R 20058 / Galleria Del Corso R 20.0587", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962NetherlandsReprise Records RR 27.0157", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962NetherlandsReprise Records RR 27.0157", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962NetherlandsReprise Records RR 27015 / Funckler RR 270157", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962UKReprise Records R.200587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962USReprise Records R-20,0587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownPye Group Records (Sales) Ltd7", 45 RPM, Advance7", 45 RPM, Advance
?AustraliaReprise Records R-200587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?GermanyReprise Records 75 256 A / Ariola 75 256 A7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?GreeceReprise Records Fg 300137", Single7", Single
?Hong KongReprise Records R. 0087", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?New ZealandReprise Records R-20,0587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?NorwayReprise Records R-20.0587", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?South AfricaReprise Records R20.0587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USReprise Records R-20,0587", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. ATik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay
  2. BJust Close Your Eyes

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.

When was Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Canada, Italy. One of them is Reprise Records R-20,058.

How do I tell if my copy of Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-20,058, JBR 20.058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay 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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