Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1969
Curly 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.
21 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
7XCAR 6967-1 GL KT 2Side A, runout variant 1
7XCAR 6968-1 GA KT 1Side B, runout variant 1
7XCAR 6967-1 RR KT 2Side A, runout variant 2
7XCAR 6967-1 RG KT 2Side B, runout variant 2
7XCAR 6967-1 RL KT 2A-side runout, stamped
7XCAR 6968-1 RA KT 2B-side runout, stamped
7XCAR 6967A-side Label
7XCAR 6968B-side Label
7XCAR 6967-1 RL KT 2A-side runout, stamped
7XCAR 6968-1 RA KT 2B-side runout, stamped
7XCAR 6967A-side Label
7XCAR 6968B-side Label
1835
1836
A&M 1835-15 (MR) △77944Runout side A
A&M 1836-15 (MR) △77944-XRunout 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 | Argentina | Parlophone 1162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FK-3186First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Austria | Polydor 59 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Ireland | Regal Zonophone RZ (I)3021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | IL NIL 9022First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006.90469 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-3186First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Portugal | Stateside PSS 1019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59330 / Polydor 59 330First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59330 / Polydor 59 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59330 / Polydor 59 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Continental Records PD.9599First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Stateside 1 J-006-90.469 M / Stateside 1 J 006-90.469MFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor DP 16717", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Curly are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3021, released July 18, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3021, 1119, 2C 006-90 469 M, FK-3186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6967-1 GL KT 2 and 7XCAR 6968-1 GA KT 1. 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.
