Vinyl pressings
by The Barron Knights · 1964
Call Up The Groups (Medley) 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.
15 pressings came out in 1964, 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 27541-1UA-side stamped variant 1
7XCA 27542-1UB-side stamped variant 1
7XCA 27541-1U MA KT 2A-side stamped variant 2
7XCA 27542-1U MM KT 3B-side stamped variant 2
7XCA 27541
7XCA 27542
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-4498First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72173First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Germany | Metronome B 1600First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | India | Columbia 45-DB.7317First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7317First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10358First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Columbia 45-DB 7317 NIFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Norway | Metronome B 1600First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 529First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 529First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Sweden | Metronome B 1600First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Metronome B 1600First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7317First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7317First yearPromo, Single, 7", 45 RPM · Promo | Promo, Single, 7", 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7317First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nigeria | Columbia 45-DB 7317 NI7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Call Up The Groups (Medley) are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7317.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7317, DO-4498, 72173, B 1600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 27541-1U and 7XCA 27542-1U. 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.
