US
May 1963- Label and catalog number
- Dot Records 45-16494
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Indianapolis Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MW-18088-1 I A2A-side runout
MW-17974-1 I A1B-side runout
MW-18088A-side label
MW-17974B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1963
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport 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.
6 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
MW-18088-1 I A2A-side runout
MW-17974-1 I A1B-side runout
MW-18088A-side label
MW-17974B-side label
MW-18088 AA-437A-side label
MW-17974 AA-436B-side label
Fol 45/10044Label Side B
Fol 45/10043Label Side A
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 | Belgium | London Records 5.434First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Dot Records 16494XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Dot Records 45-16494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Dot Records 45-16494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Unknown | London Records FLX 3101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | London Records FLX 3101 / London American Recordings FLX 3101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-21137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records D 3377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | London Records 45-GLD 7518 / London American Recordings 45-GLD 75187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Dot Records 45-16494 / Dot Records JET-12747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands. One of them is Dot Records 45-16494, released May 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-16494, FLX 3101, 16494X, 5.434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW-18088-1 I A2 and MW-17974-1 I A1. 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.