Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1960
The Stranger / Man Of Mystery was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 11 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 25368-1N ET 4 PHRunout A, stamped variant 1
7XCA 25369-1N ET 4 MORunout B, stamped variant 1
7XCA 25368-1N ET2 PTRunout A, stamped variant 2
7XCA 25369-1N ET3 OPRunout B, stamped variant 2
7XCA 25368Label A
7XCA 25369Label B
7 XCA 25368Label Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia DO-4190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia DO-4190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4530First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 677 / Columbia 45-DW 5835First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45-DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45 DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45DB 4530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Philippines | Parlophone DB 4530First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 379First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 63.005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 14537", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 45307", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of The Stranger / Man Of Mystery are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4530.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4530, DO-4190, 45 DB 4530, C 21 677) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25368-1N ET 4 PH and 7XCA 25369-1N ET 4 MO. 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.
