Vinyl pressings
by Freddie & The Dreamers · 1964
I Understand was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 11 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 27484-1N KT4Side A, stamped; KT4 are rotated 90 degrees
7XCA 27491-1N KT4Side B, stamped; KT4 are rotated 90 degrees
7XCA 27484Label Side A
7XCA 27491Label Side B
7XCA 27484-1N LD KT8Side A stamped variant 1
7XCA 27491-1N OD KT3Side B stamped variant 1
7XCA 27484-1N MA KT3Side A stamped variant 2
7XCA 27491-1N GM KT1Side B stamped variant 2
7XCA 27484-1NLabel Side A
7XCA 27491-1NLabel Side B
7XCA 27484Label Side A
7XCA 27491Label Side B
7XCA 27484-1N A P KT A 2A Side runout, stamped
7XCA 27491-1N KT 1B Side runout, stamped
7XCA 27484A Side label
7XCA 27491B Side label
7XCA 27484Label Side A
7XCA 27491Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Columbia 45 DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Columbia DB 7381 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of I Understand are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7381, released October 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7381, 72377, DO-4530, 72206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27484-1N KT4 and 7XCA 27491-1N KT4. 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.
