Vinyl pressings
by Herman's Hermits · 1966
This Door Swings Both Ways 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.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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 30560-2 GO KT 1Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 30561-1 GD KT 3Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 30560-2 JA KTSide A runout, variant 2
7XCA 30561-1 G KT 1Side B runout, variant 2
7XCA 30560-2Side A runout stamped
7XCA 30561-1Side B runout stamped
7XCA 30560Side A label
7XCA 30561Side B label
100, 640A-side label
100, 645B-side label
K13548 100640 2 [Block S]A-side runout
K13548 100645B-side runout
100,640A-side label
100,645B-side label
100,640A-side label
100,645B-side label
K13548 100640 5 Nashville MatrixRunout A
K13548 100645 5 Nashville MatrixRunout B
100,640Label A
100,645Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Quality 1827XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Columbia C 23 242 / Columbia 23242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 7023 / Columbia SCMQ 7023First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 7023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Japan | Odeon OR-1566First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10461First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Southern Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 7947First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | MGM Records K13548First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | MGM Records K-13548First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | MGM Records K13548First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | MGM Records K 13548First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | MGM Records K 13548First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 7947First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 12847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Columbia SCMG 3307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of This Door Swings Both Ways are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7947, released June 17, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7947, K 13548, K13548, K-13548) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 30560-2 GO KT 1 and 7XCA 30561-1 GD KT 3. 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.
