Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Vaughan · 1963
Loop De Loop 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.
7 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
326566▽1F▽3//420 11 13Side A runout, variant 1
326566▽2F▽2//420 11 14Side B runout, variant 1
326566▽1F▽2//420 1108C 11Side A runout, variant 2
326566▽2F▽3//420 11 014Side B runout, variant 2
AA 326 566-1 FLabel Side A
AA 326 566-2 FLabel Side B
282755 AEtched side A
282755 BEtched side B
CP 282.755 ALabel side A
CP 282.755 BLabel side B
6 AA326566 1F 1 670 1Label side A
6 AA326566 2F 1 670 /1Label 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 | Denmark | Philips BF 326566 / Philips 326.566 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Greece | Philips 326566 BF / Philips 3629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS CP 282. 755 / CBS CP 282.755First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 326 566 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Philips 326566 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326566 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326566 BF7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326566 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 326566 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Philips 326 566 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Loop De Loop are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands and more. One of them is Philips 326566 BF, released January 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 326566 BF, BF 326566, CP 282. 755, 326 566 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 326566▽1F▽3//420 11 13 and 326566▽2F▽2//420 11 14. 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.
