Vinyl pressings
by The Animals · 1965
It's My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 21 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 28711-1Runout A-side, variant 1
7XCA 28712-1Runout B-side, variant 1
7XCA 28711-1 DM KT 1Runout A-side, variant 2
7XCA 28712-1 G KT 1Runout B-side, variant 2
7XCA 28711-2Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
7XCA 28712-2Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
7XCA 28711Label A-side
7XCA 28712Label B-side
7XCA 28711-(one letter scratched out)2 KTRunout - Side A Stamped
DB 7741 (several scratched out letters)Runout - Side A Etched
7XCA 28712-(one letter scratched out)2 KTRunout - Side B Stamped
DB 7741 (several scratched out letters)Runout - Side B Etched
7XCA 28711Side A [Label]
7XCA 28712Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia DO-4636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | MGM Records 13414XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Quality QGT-061XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | His Master's Voice DB 7741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7741First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7741First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Columbia SCRF 917First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Columbia C 23 113 / Columbia 45-DW 6417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 304First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | Columbia DB 7741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1894First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1894First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1894First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality QGT-061X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia SCRF 9177" | 7" |
40 vinyl pressings of It's My Life are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7741, released October 22, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7741, DB.7741, K13414, K 13414) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 28711-1 and 7XCA 28712-1. 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.
