UK
October 1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia DB. 4363
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
CA 24942-1 R 1Runout stamped side A
CA 24943-1 R 1Runout stamped side B
CA 24942Label side A
CA 24943Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Avons · 1959
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
CA 24942-1 R 1Runout stamped side A
CA 24943-1 R 1Runout stamped side B
CA 24942Label side A
CA 24943Label side B
E T 2A Side - Stamped
G PA Side - Stamped
7XCA 24942-1 NA Side - Stamped
E T 1B Side - Stamped
7XCA 24942-IN RL ET 2Runout A-side stamped
7XCA 24943-IN AT ET 2Runout B-side stamped
7XCA 24942 45Label side-A
7XCA 24943 45Label side-B
7XCA 24942-IN ET2A side runout
7XCA 24943-IN ET2B side runout
7XCA 24942 45A side label
7XCA 24943 45B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10180First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia DB. 4363First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB 43637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia DB. 4363, released October 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB. 4363, 45-DB 4363, DNZ.10180) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CA 24942-1 R 1 and CA 24943-1 R 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.