Vinyl pressings
by Georgie Fame · 1966
Sitting In The Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.26778-1 AO 3Runout Side A Stamped
7XCA.26779-2 AA KT 2Runout Side B Stamped
7XCA.26778Matrix Side A Label
7XCA.26779Matrix Side B Label
7XCA.26778-1 AO 3Runout Side A Stamped
7XCA.26779-2 AA KT 2Runout Side B Stamped
7XCA.26778Matrix Side A Label
7XCA.26779Matrix Side B Label
7XCA.26778-1Runout Side A Stamped
7XCA.26779-2Runout Side B Stamped
7XCA.26778Matrix Side A Label
7XCA.26779Matrix Side B Label
7XCA 26778 45Side A Label
7XCA 26779 45Side B label
7XCA 26778 7XCT2663Runout Side A Hand Cut
7XCA 26779 7XCT2664Runout Side B Hand Cut
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Columbia DO-4758First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 72446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Columbia DB 8096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8096First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8096First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8096First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8096First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8096First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Columbia DB 80967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Columbia DB 80967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Columbia dsa 7067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Sitting In The Park are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Canada, India and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8096, released December 16, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8096, DO-4758, 72446, DB(I) 8096) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA.26778-1 AO 3 and 7XCA.26779-2 AA KT 2. 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.
