Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1963
Prisoner Of Love / Choo-Choo 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.
9 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 5 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.
K-45-11424-1Side A Runout (Variant 1)
K-45-11269-1Side B Runout (Variant 1)
K-45-11424-2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
K-45-11269-2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
K-45-11424-C-2Side A runout
K-45-11269-2Side B runout
45-K11424Side A label
45-K11269Side B label
K-45-11424-1Side A Runout
K-45-11269-1Side B Runout
45-K11424Side A Label
45-K11269Side B Label
K-45-11424-2A-Side Runout Etching
DJK-45-11424-2B-Side Runout Etching
45-K11424Side A Label
DJ-K11424Side 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 | Parlophone A8086First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Delta D 3196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | King Records 45/5739First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HL 9730 / London American Recordings HL 9730First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HL 9730First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | King Records 45-5739First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | King Records 45-5739First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | King Records 45-5739First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | King Records 45-5739First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | London Records RE 1410 / London American Recordings RE 14107", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | King Records 45-60297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | King Records 45-60297", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Prisoner Of Love / Choo-Choo are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 45-5739.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-5739, HL 9730, A8086, D 3196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-45-11424-1 and K-45-11269-1. 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.
