Vinyl pressings
by Russ Conway · 1961
Pepe was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 9 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 25357-I N RA ET3Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 25358-I N RP ET3Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 25357-1N GO ET 2Side A runout, variant 2
7XCA 25358-1N GH ET 4Side B runout, variant 2
7XCA 25357-I N O ET2Side A runout
7XCA 25358-I N L ET1Side B runout
7XCA 2537 45Side A label
7XCA 2538 45Side B label
61-OR-2A side label
61-OR-1B side label
7 XCA 25 357Label Side A
7 XCA 25 358Label Side B
7XCA 25357-1A-side runout stamped
7XCA 25358-1B-side runout stamped
7 XCA 25 357Label Side A
7 XCA 25 358Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | Columbia C 21 720 / Columbia 45-DW 5852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Columbia C 21 720 / Columbia 45-DW 5852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | MGM Records MGM 9052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB (I) 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Trinidad & Tobago | Odeon CDP 4564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Cub K9084First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Trinidad & Tobago | Odeon CDP 45647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Pepe are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, US, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4564.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4564, K9084, C 21 720, MGM 9052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25357-I N RA ET3 and 7XCA 25358-I N RP ET3. 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.
