Vinyl pressings
by Gerry & The Pacemakers · 1963
You'll Never Walk Alone 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.
14 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 10 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 27162-1N KTSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 27163-1N KTSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 27162-1N RG T KTSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 27163-1N R MD KT VSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 27162-1N KTSide A runout, stamped
7XCA 27163-1N KTSide B runout, stamped
7XCA 27162Side A label
7XCA 27163Side B label
7XCA 27162-1N R M M KT 5Side A label - stamped
7XCA 27163-1N R TM KT 4Side B label - stamped
7XCA 27162-1N RHD KT 5Side A label
7XCA 27163-1N RMP KT 1Side B label
7XCA-27162-1Side A runout, stamped
7XCA-27163-1Side B runout, stamped
7-XCA 27162Side A label
7-XCA 27163Side B label
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-4419First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | India | Columbia 45-DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1742First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 492First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 71267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 267", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Columbia DB 71267", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of You'll Never Walk Alone are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1963 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Denmark, India and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7126.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7126, DO-4419, 45-DB 7126, DB(I) 7126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27162-1N KT and 7XCA 27163-1N KT. 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.
