Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cymbal · 1963
Dum Dum Dee Dum 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.
10 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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-7034-3 T1Etched side A
K-7035-3 T111Etched side B
K-7034-4 T1111Etched side A (variant 2)
K-7033-3 T111Etched side B (variant 2)
K-7034Label side A
K-7035Label side B
K-7034-3 T1Etched side A
K-7035-3 T111Etched side B
K-7034Label side A
K-7035Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Kapp Records K-4031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Kapp Records K-539First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Polydisc Records 15115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Kapp Records KP-85First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HLR 9762 / London American Recordings HLR 9762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HL-R. 9762 / London American Recordings HL-R. 9762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records K-539XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records K-539XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records K-539XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records K-539XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Kapp Records KP-857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Kapp Records K 20717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Kapp Records K-539X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Dum Dum Dee Dum are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kapp Records K-539X.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-539X, HL-R. 9762, HLR 9762, K-4031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-7034-3 T1 and K-7035-3 T111. 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.
