Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1964
Thinking Of You Baby 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.
10 pressings came out in 1964, 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 26601-1USide A Runout Stamp variation 1
7XCA 26602-1USide B Runout Stamp variation 1
7XCA 26601-1U P PA KTRunout A stamped variation 2
7XCA 26602-1U KT 3Runout B stamped variation 2
7XCA26601 7XCT1913Side A Runout
7XCA26602 7XCT1914Side B Runout
7XCA26601Side A Label
7XCT1913Side A Label
7XCA 26601label, side A
7XCA 26602label, side B
7XCA 26601-1Side A, stamped
7XCA 26602-1Side B, stamped
7 XCA 26 601Label A
7 XCA 26 602Label B
7 XCA 26601Side A, label
7 XCA 26602Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-4502First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 22 788 / Columbia 45-DW-6286First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 7335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 7335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 7335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60352First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7335First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-12637", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR-12637", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Thinking Of You Baby are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7335, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7335, DO-4502, C 22 788, 45-DB. 7335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 26601-1U and 7XCA 26602-1U. 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.
