Vinyl pressings
by Solomon King · 1967
She Wears My Ring 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 12 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 31764 -1 PR KT 3Runout, side A, variant 1
7XCA 31765 -1 GDH KT 1Runout, side A, variant 1
7XCA 31764 -1 OR KT 1Runout, side A, variant 2
7XCA 31765 -1 OA KT 1Runout, side A, variant 2
7XCA 31764 -1 LAG KT 4Side A runout
7XCA 31765 -1 RNG KT 4Side B runout
7XCA 31764Side A label
7XCA 31765Side B label
7XCA 31764-1 GM KTA Side Runout Stamped
7XCA 31765-1 GG KTB Side Runout Stamped
7XCA 31764
7XCA 31765
7XCA 31764-1 G KT 1A-Side Runout
7XCA 31765-1 G KT 1B-Side Runout
7XCA 31764 45A-Side Label
7XCA 31765 45B-Side Label
7XCA31764Label Side A
7XCA31765Label Side B
7XCA 31764A label
7XCA 31765B 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-5063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Barbados | Parlophone DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Barbados | Parlophone DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Barbados | Parlophone DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia C 23 736First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 402First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 402First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Columbia DB 8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Portugal | Columbia DL 5050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Singapore | Columbia DB-8325First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice DNZ. 105517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Stateside7", 45 RPM, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress |
| ? | Jamaica | EMI DB 83257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Parlophone DB 83257", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 90447", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB 83257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 90447", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 90447", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P 21147", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
42 vinyl pressings of She Wears My Ring are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1967 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, Barbados, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8325.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8325, DO-5063, C 23 736, SCMG 402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 31764 -1 PR KT 3 and 7XCA 31765 -1 GDH 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.
