Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Cannon · 1963
Everybody Monkey 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.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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.
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. S-4149-E-1 A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. S-4149-O-1 A1 RB-Side Runout Etching
S-4149-EA-Side Label
S-4149-OB-Side Label
S-4149-E RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout Side A
S-4149-O RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout Side B
S-4149-E RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout Side A
S-4149-O RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout 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 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Quality 1550XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Karusell KFF 525First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Derby DB 5062First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Stateside Y-26First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1099First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 525First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 220First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 220First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 220First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Swan S-4149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Swan S-4149First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Swan S-4149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Swan S-4149First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Swan S-4149First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
17 vinyl pressings of Everybody Monkey are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Swan S-4149.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-4149, SS 220, EA-4575, 1550X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. S-4149-E-1 A1 R and RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. S-4149-O-1 A1 R. 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.
