Vinyl pressings
by Paul Jones · 1968
When I Was Six Years Old was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
7XCA 32096 -3 G KTRunout Side A, variant 1
7XCA 32097-1 R KTRunout Side B, variant 1
7XCA 32096-2 M KT 1Runout Side A, variant 2
7XCA 32097-1 P KT 1Runout Side B, variant 2
7XCA 32096-2Label Side A
7XCA 32097-1Label Side B
7XCA 32096 7XCT 3084Runout Side A
7XCA 32097 7XCT 3085Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Columbia DO-8388First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Columbia DO 8388First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Columbia SCMG423First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-21127", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Odeon OR-2112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8417First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Columbia DB 8417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Columbia DB 8417First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Columbia DB 8417First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of When I Was Six Years Old are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, Greece, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8417, released May 17, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8417, DO 8388, SCMG423, OR-2112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 32096 -3 G KT and 7XCA 32097-1 R KT. 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.
