Vinyl pressings
by Lowell Fulson · 1967
Tramp was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, 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 456-1 (RE-3)Scribed in runout side A, variant 1
K 456-2Scribed in runout side B, variant 1
K 456-1 RE-4Scribed in runout side A, variant 2
K 456-2Scribed in runout side B, variant 2
K 456-1 RE-3A Side Hand Etching [Variant 1]
K 456-2B Side Hand Etching [Variant 1]
K-456-1 RE-4A Side Hand Etching [Variant 2]
K-456-2B Side Hand Etching [Variant 2]
K 456-1 (RE-3)A-side runout, variant 1
K 456-2B-side runout, variant 1
K - 456-1 RE-3A-side runout, variant 2
K - 456-2B-side runout, variant 2
K 456-1Label side A
K 456-1 RE-3Scribed in runout side A, variant 1
K 456-2Scribed in runout side B, variant 1
K 456-1Label side A
K 456-2Label side B
K 456-1 RE-4Scribed in runout side A, variant 1
K 456-2Scribed in runout side B, variant 1
K 456-1Label side A
K 456-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Quality 1865XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Fontana 3 267 / Fontana 278 925 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Fontana 278 925 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana TF795First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Kent K 45x456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Spain | Vampi Soul 450057", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Japan | P-Vine Records P745457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Modern Oldies 45xMX437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Modern Oldies 45xMX437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Tramp are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Kent K 45x456.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 45x456, TF795, 1865X, 3 267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 456-1 (RE-3) and K 456-2. 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.
