Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1969
Play Good Old Rock 'N' Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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 32575-1 KTStamped side A variant 1
7XCA 32576-1 KTStamped side B variant 1
7XCA 32575 - 1 PO KT 1Stamped side A variant 2
7XCA 32576 1 MT KT 1Stamped side B variant 2
7XCA 32575-1 GGH KT 3Runout side A stamped
7XCA 32576-1 GDI.I KT 2Runout side B stamped
7XCA 32575A-side label
7XCA 32576B-side label
7XCA 32575-1 0 KT 1A-side Runout
7XCA 32576-1 R KT 1B-side Runout
7XCA 32575A-side label
7XCA 32576B-side label
7XCA 32575-1 0 KT 1A-side Runout
7XCA 32576-1 R KT 1B-side Runout
90856A// 12.939-1Runout (Etched) Side A
90856 B// 12.940-1Runout (Etched) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8638First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C006-90856First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C006-90856First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Israel | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Columbia DB 8638 7XCA 32576First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-90.856 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia DB 8638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SC-8341 / Columbia SC-8341First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon 7ID-41707", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1970 | India | Columbia DB. 86387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Columbia 3 C006-90856 M / Columbia 3C 006-90856 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Columbia 3 C006-90856 M / Columbia 3C 006-90856 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.106687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 9157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon OD-45-447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-90007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-90007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | France | Columbia 2 C 006 - 90856 M / Columbia 2C 006-90.856 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Columbia SCRL 507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | Columbia 8 E 006-90 856 M7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 47507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Play Good Old Rock 'N' Roll are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8638.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8638, 5C 006-90856 M, 1 C006-90856, SCMG 458) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 32575-1 KT and 7XCA 32576-1 KT. 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.
