Vinyl pressings
by Norma Tanega · 1966
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BellSound 6635 BA-side runout, variant 1
BellSound 6635B-side runout, variant 1
BellSound 6635 BA-side runout, variant 2
BellSound 6636 BB-side runout, variant 2
6635 BRunout side A
6636 BRunout side B
6635Label side A
6636Label side B
6635 B Bell SoundSide A Runout variant 1
6636 MAG Bell SoundSide B Runout variant 1
6635 B Bell SoundSide A Runout variant 2
6636 B Bell SounfSide B Runout variant 2
6635 MR △60373 Bell SoundA- Runout
6636 MR △60373-X Bell SoundB- Runout
6635A- Label
6636B- Label
45 KR 4691 - 1 A KTSide A runout, variant 1
45 KR 4692 - 2 R KTSide B runout, variant 1
45 KR 4691-1 GD KT 1Side A runout, variant 2
45 KR 4692-1 GD KT 2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Stateside OSS-205First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Australia | Stateside OSS-205First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | Reo 8910XFirst year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1966 | Denmark | Stateside SS 496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Finland | Stateside SS 496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2114First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Stateside SS 496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Stateside 45-JSS 1092First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SS 496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SS 496First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | New Voice Records N V 807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | New Voice Records 807First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | New Voice Records 807First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | New Voice Records 807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo 8910X7" | 7" |
18 vinyl pressings of Walkin' My Cat Named Dog are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is New Voice Records N V 807.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N V 807, 807, SS 496, OSS-205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BellSound 6635 B and BellSound 6635. 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.
