Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1965
The War Lord was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, 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 28355-2Runout side A Variant 1
7XCA 28356-2Runout side B Variant 1
7XCA 28355 -1 RA KT 1Runout side A Variant 2
7XCA 28356 -1 GD KT 1Runout side B Variant 2
7XCA 28355-1 KTSide A
7XCA 28356-1 KTSide B
7XCA.28355A-side label
7XCA.28356B-side label
7XCA28355 7XCT2353Side A [Label]
7XCA28356 7XCT2354Side B [Label]
7XCA-28355-ARunout side A
7XCA-28356-ARunout side B
7XCA 28355Label side A
7XCA 28356Label side B
7XCA 28355side A
7XCA 28356side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia DO-4642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Columbia C 23 119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | Columbia 45-DB.7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1898First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1898First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Norway | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Rhodesia | Columbia 45-DSA 637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Columbia 45-DSA 6377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia DB 7769First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF-597", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of The War Lord are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Finland and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7769.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7769, DO-4642, 45-DYC 1257, C 23 119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 28355-2 and 7XCA 28356-2. 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.
