Vinyl pressings
by Major Lance · 1963
The Monkey Time / Mama Didn't Know 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.
ZSP-75249-1A TIIIIIRunout, side A, variant 1
ZSP-75250-1A TIIIIIIRunout, side B, variant 1
ZSP-75249-1A TIIIIIIIRunout, side A, variant 2
ZSP-75250-1B TIIIIIIRunout, side B, variant 2
ZSP-75249-1AEStamped Side A
ZSP-75250-1ADStamped Side B
ZSP 75249Side A Label
ZSP 75250Side B Label
ZSP-75249-1C HEtched side A
ZSP-75250-1D HEtched side B
ZSP 75249Label side A
ZSP 75250Label side B
ZSP-75249-1E °A side runout, stamped, variant 1
° ZSP-75250-1EB side runout, stamped, variant 1
ZSP-75249-1AAA side runout, stamped, variant 2
ZSP-75250-1JB side runout, stamped, variant 2
4-7175ASide A Label
4-7175BSide 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 | Canada | Epic 5-7175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 567 / Columbia 45-DW 6182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7099First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7099First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Okeh 4-7175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Okeh 4-7175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Okeh 4-7175First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Okeh 4-7175First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Okeh 4-71757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 321.1697", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2210447", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Epic ZSP-752507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of The Monkey Time / Mama Didn't Know are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Okeh 4-7175, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-7175, DB 7099, 5-7175, C 22 567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-75249-1A TIIIII and ZSP-75250-1A TIIIIII. 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.
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