Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1966
Nineteen Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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 30663-1URunout side A stamped, variant 1
7XCA 30664-1URunout side B stamped, variant 1
7XCA 30663-1U M KT 2Runout side A stamped, variant 2
7XCA 30664-1U O KT 2Runout side B stamped, variant 2
7XCA 30663-1Runout side A, stamped
7XCA 30664-1Runout side B, stamped
7 XCA 30 663Label side A
7 XCA 30 664Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Germany | Columbia C 23 360 / Columbia 45-DW 6510First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 8028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Australia | Columbia DO-4738First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon OR-16297", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 70357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Nineteen Days are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8028, released October 28, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8028, DO-4738, C 23 360, DNZ.10474) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 30663-1U and 7XCA 30664-1U. 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.
