Vinyl pressings
by Dee Dee Sharp · 1963
Do The Bird / Lover Boy was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C - 244 - A DL MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout side A, stamped
C - 244 - B DL MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout side B, stamped
C-244-ALabel side A
C-244-BLabel side B
C-244-ALabel A
C-244-BLabel B
C-244-A AudioMatrix 𝓐𝓡𝓟 MASTERING RECO-ART PHILAA side runout
C-244-B AudioMatrix 𝓐𝓡𝓟 MASTERING RECO-ART PHILAB side runout
C-244-AA side label
C-244-BB side label
MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. C-244-A △46643Runout side A
MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. C-244-B △46643-XRunout side B
C 244 A IWMH 1 AT BRunout side A
C 244 B IWMH 1 AT DRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Greece | Cameo Parkway 16012 CPFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SE 597First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Cameo JET-1252First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26.374First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Cameo Parkway CFF 3First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway C.244First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway C.244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-244First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-244First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-244First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia DO-4372First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Cameo C-244X7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Ariola 10 180 AT7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Artone CP263747", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Do The Bird / Lover Boy are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is Cameo C-244.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-244, C.244, DO-4372, 16012 CP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C - 244 - A DL MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. and C - 244 - B DL MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.. 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.
