Vinyl pressings
by The Seekers · 1967
Emerald City was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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 31686-1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCA 31687-1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCA 31686-1 GA KT 2Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 31687-1 L KT 1Runout side B, variant 2
7XCA 31686-1Side A
7XCA 31687etched side 2
7XOT 2905etched side 2
7XCA 31686-1Runout A Side
7XCA 31687-1Runout B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Columbia DO-5053First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia C 23 679 / Columbia 45-DW 6650First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8313First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 768First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Columbia DB 8313First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Columbia DB 8313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Columbia DB 8313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia DB 83137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Emerald City are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8313, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8313, DO-5053, C 23 679, DB(I) 8313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 31686-1 and 7XCA 31687-1. 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.
