Australia
1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 45-DO-4131
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
7XCT772Side A label
7XCT773Side B label

Vinyl pressings
by Rolf Harris · 1960
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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.
7XCT772Side A label
7XCT773Side B label
7XCT772Side A runout
7XCT773Side B runout
7XCT772Side A label
7XCT773Side B label
7XCT 772Runout A
7XCT 773Runout B
7XCT772Label A
7XCT773Label B
7XCT 772-1 N MD ET2Side A runout
7XCT 773-1N RD ET2Side B runout
L9OW 2292Side A label
L9OW 2293Side B label
7XCT 772-1 N J ET1Side A runout
7XCT 773-1N J ET1Side B runout
7XCT772Side A label
7XCT773Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-4131First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-41317", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 45-DO-4131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia DO-4131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Barry B-3188XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | 20th Fox F-207XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Castle CM.102First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4483First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4483First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4483First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | 20th Fox 207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | 20th Fox 207First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-41317", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-41317", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Australia, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DO-4131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DO-4131, DO-4131, 45-DB 4483, 207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCT772 and 7XCT773. 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.