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Roland Alphonso & GroupBridge View / What Can I Do

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Bridge View / What Can I Do

by Roland Alphonso & Group · 1964

11 pressings2 countriesSkaReggae

Bridge View / What Can I Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Bridge View / What Can I Do

11 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Jamaica

1964
Label and catalog number
C And N Records
Format
7", 45 RPM · Yellow Label
Runout / matrix

WIRL 07 B.O.Runout A side

WIRL 06 B.O.Runout B side

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Jamaica

1964
Label and catalog number
C And N Records
Format
7" · Dark Green & Black Labels
Runout / matrix

WIRL - 06A-side matrix

WIRL - 07B-side matrix

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Jamaica

1964
Label and catalog number
C And N Records
Format
7", 45 RPM · Multicolour
Runout / matrix

WIRL - 07A side hand etched matrix

WIRL - 06B side hand etched matrix

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Jamaica

1964
Label and catalog number
C And N Records
Format
7", 45 RPM, White Label · Red Wax
Runout / matrix

WIRL - 07

WIRL - 06

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7"7"
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, White Label · Colored vinyl
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1964JamaicaC And N RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1964UKR&B JB 163First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ABridge View
  2. BWhat Can I Do

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Bridge View / What Can I Do are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Bridge View / What Can I Do are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was Bridge View / What Can I Do first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is C And N Records.

How do I tell if my copy of Bridge View / What Can I Do is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JB 163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIRL 07 B.O. and WIRL 06 B.O.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Bridge View / What Can I Do on vinyl worth?

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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