Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1963
Foot Tapping With The Shadows 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.
9 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
7TCA 2084-1N H KT 2Side A runout
7TCA 2085-1N L KT 1Side B runout
7TCA 2084-1N T KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7TCA 2085-1N GD KT 2Side B runout, variant 2
7TCA 2084-1N KTSide A runout
7TCA 2085-1N KTSide B runout
7TCA 2084-1N KTSide A runout
7TCA 2085-1N KTSide B runout
7TCA 2084-1NSide 1 runout stamped
7TCA 2085-1NSide 2 runout stamped
7TCA2084Side 1 label
7TCA2085Side 2 label
7TCA 2084-1N KT 1Side A runout
7TCA 2085-1N L KT 1Side B runout
7TCA.20084
7TCA.20085
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 | Israel | Columbia SEG 8268First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Rhodesia | Columbia SEGJ 8268First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia SEGJ 8268First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1963 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.984First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia SEGO 8268First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia SEGO 8268First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8268First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8268First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8268First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 82687", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Columbia SEG 82687", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of Foot Tapping With The Shadows are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Israel, Rhodesia and more. One of them is Columbia SEG 8268, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEG 8268, SEGO 8268, SEGJ 8268, 7 EPL 13.984) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCA 2084-1N H KT 2 and 7TCA 2085-1N L 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.
