Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Bassey · 1964
Goldfinger 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.
24 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ZTSP - 95025 - IARunout groove side A variant 1
ZTSP - 95026 - IARunout groove side B variant 1
ZTSP-95025-1CRunout groove side A variant 2
ZTSP-95026-1CRunout groove side B variant 2
ZTSP-95025-1-E △54932Runout side A, etched
ZTSP-95026-1-E △54932-XRunout side B, etched
ZTSP-95025Label side A
ZTSP-95026Label side B
ZTSP - 95025 - IARunout groove side A
ZTSP - 95026 - IARunout groove side B
ZTSP 95025Label side A
ZTSP 95026Label side B
7XCA 26567-1N TR KT 2Stamped runout, side A
7XCA 26568-1N AA KT 3Stamped runout, side B
7 XCA 26567-INA Side
7 XCA 26568-INB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-4549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Belgium | Columbia DB 7360First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 790First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72194First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Columbia SCRF 866First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 22960 / Columbia C 22 960First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Columbia DB 7360First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1188First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1188First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7360First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10401First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 73607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 7360First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60280 / Parlophone DB 7360First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records 16487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | France | EMI France 88030477" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia D0-45497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-45497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Finland | EMI GOLD 97", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | EMI EMS-173607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Peru | Odeon 45-92207", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 5557", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | United Artists Records XW-508-X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Capitol Records X 5087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
47 vinyl pressings of Goldfinger are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1964 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 790.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 790, DB 7360, DO-4549, 72194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP - 95025 - IA and ZTSP - 95026 - IA. 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.
