UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 45-DB 4342
- Format
- 45 RPM, Single, 7"
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Calvert · 1959
Morgen / Gillie was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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 24915-1Runout side A stamped
7XCA 24916-1Runout side B stamped
7 XCA 24915Label side A
7 XCA 24916Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 69First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4342First year45 RPM, Single, 7" | 45 RPM, Single, 7" |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4342First year45 RPM, Single, 7" | 45 RPM, Single, 7" |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4342First year45 RPM, Single, 7" | 45 RPM, Single, 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Finland | Columbia 45 DYC 10277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 13087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 13087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 13087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 43427", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB 434245 RPM, Single, 7" | 45 RPM, Single, 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Morgen / Gillie are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Germany, Greece, Ireland and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4342.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4342, C 21 296, SCMG 69, 45-DB(I) 4342) 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.
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.