Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1967
Maroc 7 / Bombay Duck 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.
23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 17 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 28602-2 AD KT 2Side A runout, variant 1
7XCA 28603-3 GT KT 2Side B runout, variant 1
7XCA 28602-2 GG KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7XCA 28603-3 DR KT 1Side B runout, variant 2
7XCA 28602-2Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 28603-3Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 28602-2 M KT 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 28603-3 O KT 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 28602-2 AD KT 2Side A stamped
7XCA 28603-3 GT KT 2Side B stamped
7XCA 28602Side A label
7XCA 28603Side B label
PSR 308A - 1Side A
7XCA 28602Side A, label
7XCA 28603Side B, label
7XCT2719Side A - runout
7XCT2720Side B - runout
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-4778First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Columbia DB 8170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Finland | Columbia DB 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Columbia C 23 487 / Columbia 45-DW 6560First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 366First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 366First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 7056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon OR-1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon OR 1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10492First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Columbia DB 8170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Columbia DSA-721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF-697", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
24 vinyl pressings of Maroc 7 / Bombay Duck are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Turkey, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8170, released April 7, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8170, PSRS 308, 45-RT 4721, DO-4778) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 28602-2 AD KT 2 and 7XCA 28603-3 GT KT 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.
