Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1964
The Dave Clark Five Return! 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.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
0 XEM-77359-1C T BIIIIIA Side Stamped, variant 1, "IIIII" Etched
0 XEM-77360-1E CIIIB Side Stamped, variant 1, "III" Etched
0 XEM-77359-1E :: IA Side Stamped, variant 2, "I" Etched
0 XEM-77360-1C D IIB Side Stamped, variant 2, "II" Etched
XEM-77359-1FRunout side A variant 1
XEM-77360-1FRunout side B variant 1
XEM-77359-1A P o -2Runout side A variant 2
XEM-77360-1A P oRunout side B variant 2
o XSB-77361-1C [stamped]Runout Side 1
o XSB-77362-1B [stamped]Runout Side 2
o XEM-77359-1F SM IIRunout A, variant 1
o XEM-77360-1F SM IRunout B, variant 2
XEM 77359Label A
XEM 77360Label B
º XEM-77359-1F SM·1A Side Stamped exc "SM·1" etch
O XEM-77360-1F SM1B Side Stamped exc "SM1" etch
XEM 77359A Side Label
XEM 77360B Side Label
o XSB-77361-1ERunout side A stamped
o XSB-77362-1FRunout side B stamped
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 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24104First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of The Dave Clark Five Return! are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Epic LN 24104, released June 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LN 24104, BN 26104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 XEM-77359-1C T BIIIII and 0 XEM-77360-1E CIII. 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.
