Vinyl pressings
by Gerry & The Pacemakers · 1963
I Like It 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.
25 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 16 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 26447-1N GDT MT4Stamped side A variant 1
7XCA 26448-1N GDR MT3Stamped side B variant 1
7XCA 26447-1N GBM MT4Stamped side A variant 2
7XCA 26448-1N MM MT3Stamped side B variant 2
7XCA 26447-1N G PR ꓘ MT3Runout Side A
7XCA 26448-1N G PG K MT3Runout Side B
7XCA 26447Label Side A
7XCA 26448Label Side B
(7XCA.26447)
(7XCA.26448)
7XCA 26447-1N MTRunout Side A
7XCA 26448-1N MTRunout Side B
7XCA 26447Label Side A
7XCA 26448Label Side B
P4KM-9658 - -1A AISide 1
P4KM-9659 - -1A AISide 2
P4KM-9658 - -1Stamped runout, side A
P4KM-9659 - -1Stamped runout, side B
P4KM-9658Label matrix, side A
P4KM-9659Label matrix, 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 | Columbia DO-4388First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7041First year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | Columbia SCRF 671First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 485First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1694First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia 10296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Nigeria | Columbia 45-DB 7041 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Columbia DB 7041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of I Like It are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7041, released May 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7041, LR 3196, DO-4388, 72113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 26447-1N GDT MT4 and 7XCA 26448-1N GDR MT3. 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.
