Vinyl pressings
by The Flippers · 1963
I Watussi was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
OKAW 22011 2S 1D 9Runout side A, variant 1
OKAW 22012 3S 1D 9Runout side B, variant 1
OKAW 22011 1S 1C 5Runout side A, variant 2
OKAW 22012 1S 1C 18Runout side B, variant 2
OKAW 22011 2S 1D 9Runout area side A
OKAW 22012 3S 1D 9Runout area side AA
OKAW 22011 1S 1C 5Runout area side A (Variant 1
OKAW 22012 1S 1C 18Runout area side AA (Variant 1
OKAW 22011 2S 1D 9Runout area side A
OKAW 22012 3S 1D 9Runout area side B
OKAW 22011 1S 2C 5Etched into runout area side A (Variant 1
OKAW 22012 2S 1B 1Etched into runout area side B (Variant 1
OKAW 22011 1S 1C 9Side A, runout, stamped
OKAW 22012 2S 1A 5Side B, runout, stamped
OKAW 22011Side A, label
OKAW 22012Side B, label
OKAW 22011 1S 2C 13Runout side A
OKAW 22012 2S 1C 10Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3207 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3207 / RCA Italiana PM45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3207 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3207 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3207 / RCA Italiana PM45 3207First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 / RCA Italiana PM45-32077", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-160707", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 57-33537", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of I Watussi are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy, Greece. One of them is RCA Italiana PM45-3207.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM45-3207, PM 45 3207, 47g 988) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OKAW 22011 2S 1D 9 and OKAW 22012 3S 1D 9. 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.
