Vinyl pressings
by Pink Floyd · 1967
Arnold Layne 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.
19 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
7XCA 27877-1 A KT 1Side A: Stamped
7XCA 27878-1 A KT 1Side B: Stamped
7XCA 27877-1 R KT 1Side A stamped variation
7XCA 27877-1 O KT 1Side B stamped variation
7XCA 27877-1 O KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCA 27878-1 GO KT 1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCA 27877-1 GP KT 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 27878-1 GL KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7XCA 27877-1 GG KT 1Side A, runout, variant 1
7XCA 27878-1 GD KT 1Side B, runout, variant 1
7XCA 27877-1 P KT 1Side A, runout, variant 2
7XCA 27878-1 L KT 1Side B, runout, variant 2
7XCA 27877-1 GL KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCA 27878-1 RR KT 1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCA 27877-1 GP KT 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 27878-1 GL KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7XCA 27877-1 H KT 1Side A: Stamped
7XCA 27878-1 H KT 1Side B: Stamped
7XCA 27877Label, Side A
7XCA 27878Label, Side B
7XCA 27877-1Side A Runout stamped
7XCA 27878-1Side B Runout stamped
7XCA 27877 45Side A Label
7XCA 27878 45Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Columbia DO-4780First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records 72475First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 81567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 81567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia C 23 493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 364First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 8156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Columbia DB 8156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Columbia DB 81567", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tower 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tower 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 006-04725 / Harvest 5C 006-04 7257", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 006-04725 / Harvest 5C 006-04 7257", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 006-04725 / Harvest 5C 006-04 7257", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 006-04725 / Harvest 5C 006-04 7257", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Harvest HARG 15217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Harvest HARG 15217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Columbia DB 81567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Columbia DB 81567", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
32 vinyl pressings of Arnold Layne are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8156, released March 10, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8156, 333, DSA-727, DO-4780) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27877-1 A KT 1 and 7XCA 27878-1 A KT 1. 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.
