Vinyl pressings
by Don Partridge · 1968
Rosie was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 19 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.
7XCA 31697-1 MR KTRunout Side A, stamped variant 1
7XCA 31698-1 GP KTRunout Side B, stamped variant 1
7XCA 31697-1 HL KT 3Runout Side A, stamped variant 2
7XCA 31698-1 HL KTRunout Side B, stamped variant 2
7XCA 31697-1 TH KTA-side runout
7XCA 31698-1 T0B-side runout
7XCA 31697A-side label
7XCA 31698B-side label
7XCA 31697-1 OA KT 2A-side runout
7XCA 31698-1 OR KT 1B-side runout
7XCA 31697A-side label
7XCA 31698B-side label
7XCA 31697A-side label
7XCA 31698B-side label
45-X46241Label A
45-X46242Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Pathé 310.258First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Columbia DO-5073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Columbia DB 8330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records 2141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Columbia CF 141First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Columbia CF 141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 726 / Columbia 45-DW 6678First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | India | Columbia 45-DB 8330First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 8330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10560First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Norway | Columbia DB 8330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 788First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Southern Rhodesia | Columbia DSA 788First year7" | 7" |
28 vinyl pressings of Rosie are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Netherlands, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8330.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8330, 2141, 310.258, DO-5073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 31697-1 MR KT and 7XCA 31698-1 GP KT. 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.
