UK
1960- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone PCS 3007
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
YEX.23-3 L 2Runout A
YEX.24-5 L 1Runout B
YEX.23Label A
YEX.24Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Shand And His Band · 1960
Step We Gaily was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.
YEX.23-3 L 2Runout A
YEX.24-5 L 1Runout B
YEX.23Label A
YEX.24Label B
XEX 306 - 1 S G D 1Runout stamp side A
XEX 307 - 1 S T 1Runout stamp side B
YEX 23-3Stamped Runout, Side A
YEX 24-3Stamped Runout, Side B
SRI 603-A-MS1Side A stamped
SRI 603 B-MS1Side B stamped
XEX 306-XAPAX35Label, Side A
XEX 307-XAPAX36Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Parlophone PMCO 1122 / Parlophone PMCO-1122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Parlophone PMCM 1122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Parlophone PCS 3007First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | UK | Parlophone PMC 1122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Parlophone PCS 3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SRI 603LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SRI 603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MGI 203First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | World Record Club LZ 7087 / World Record Club LZ.7087LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ 7087 / World Record Club SLZ.7087LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-3007 / Parlophone PCSO 3007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone PCS 3007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone PCS 3007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Step We Gaily are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Parlophone PCS 3007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 3007, PMC 1122, SRI 603, MGI 203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX.23-3 L 2 and YEX.24-5 L 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.