Vinyl pressings
by The Barron Knights · 1965
Pop Go The Workers 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.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 9 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 28893-1U MA KT 2Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 28894-1U RL KT 1Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 28893-1U RT KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7XCA 28894-1U RT KT 1Side B runout, variant 2
K-1093-AA side runout
K-1094-AB side runout
K 1093A side label
K 1094B side label
K-1093-AA side runout, stamped
K-1094-AB side runout, stamped
K 1093A side label
K 1094B side label
7XCA 28893 UT ASide A runout
7XCA 28894 UT RSide B runout
7XCA 28893Side A label
7XCA 28894Side B label
7XCA 28893-1U GOSide A runout
7XCA 28894-1U GMSide B runout
7XCA 28893Side A label
7XCA 28894Side 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-4568First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Metronome B 1621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Metronome B 1621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | Columbia 45-DB.7525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Columbia DB (I) 7525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Southern Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 580First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia DB 7525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic 5-98357", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Pop Go The Workers are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Denmark, India and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7525.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7525, DO-4568, B 1621, 45-DB.7525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 28893-1U MA KT 2 and 7XCA 28894-1U RL 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.
