Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1963
Foot Tapper 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.
19 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 13 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 23676-1N LP MT 2Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 23677-1N GMT MT 2Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 23676-1N OH MT 3Side A runout, variant 2
7XCA 23677-1N OL MT 5Side B runout, variant 2
7XCA 23676-1N LP MT 2Side A runout
7XCA 23677-1N GMT MT 2Side B runout
(7XCA.26376)Label Side A
(7XCA.26377)Label Side B
7XCA26376 7XCT1521Side A [Label]
7XCA26377 7XCT1522Side B [Label]
7XCA 23676Etched Runout side A
7XCA 23677Etched Runout side B
7 XCA 26376Label Side A
7 XCA 26377Label Side B
7XCA 26376-INRunout A
7XCA 26377-INRunout B
7XCA 26376Label side A
7XCA 26377Label 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 | Austria | Columbia C 28 509First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Austria | Columbia C 28 509First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Belgium | Columbia DB 4984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1130First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 403 / Columbia 45 - DW 6120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 4984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1657First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 5002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 5002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 5002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 CH 5002First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10287First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Columbia DB 4984First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 457First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 457First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Columbia C 28 509 / Columbia 45 DB 49847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia DB 49847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | India | Columbia CA26376Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 17", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF 17", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Foot Tapper are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is Columbia DB 4984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 4984, DO-4373, C 28 509, 45-DYC 1130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 23676-1N LP MT 2 and 7XCA 23677-1N GMT MT 2. 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.
