Vinyl pressings
by Helen Shapiro · 1961
Don't Treat Me Like A Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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 25476-1 N OM ET 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCA 25477-1 N OA ET 2Runout side B, variant 1
7XCA 25476-1 N PP ET 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 25477-1 N PG ET 2Runout side B, variant 2
7XCA 25476 45Label side A
7XCA 25477 45Label side B
7XCA 25476Label side A
7XCA 25477Label side B
7XCA 25476 45Label side A
7XCA 25477 45Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Columbia DO-4221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Columbia C 22 061 / Columbia 45-DW 5959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Turkey | Odeon 45-LA 4177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records 4561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Belgium | Columbia ESDF 1379 / Institut National Belge De Radiodiffusion ESDF 13797", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 22 0617", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia BRIT 227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't Treat Me Like A Child are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1961 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4589, released March 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4589, DB 4589, 4561, DO-4221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25476-1 N OM ET 1 and 7XCA 25477-1 N OA ET 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.
