Vinyl pressings
by The Shuffles · 1969
Cha-La-La, I Need You was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
4523-1-ISide A runout variant 1
4523-2-IISide B runout variant 1
4523-2̶ =1 ∿Side A runout variant 2 (∿ is etched below the matrix)
4523-2-II ∿Side B runout variant 2 (∿ is etched below the matrix)
4523-2-I
4523 1 2
ZSP1153315-2B p 3Side A: Stamped
J ZSP153316-1A p 3Side B: Stamped
JZSP 153315A-Side Label
JZSP 153316B-Side Label
CA-2914A GTRunout A
CA-2914B GTRunout B
2914-ALabel A
2914-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia C4-2914First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Columbia 4523First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | CBS CBS 4523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS SSC. 1046First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4523-1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Date 2-1670First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | Uruguay | CBS 22.190First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Uruguay | CBS 22.190First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Venezuela | CBS CBS-912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | CBS 22.1907", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1970 | Brazil | Epic 660547", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS 49767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 820407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 820407", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 45237", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 45237", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Canada | Stardust Records URS 0237", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia 45237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Cha-La-La, I Need You are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Netherlands, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is CBS 4523.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4523, 4523-1, 2-1670, C4-2914) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4523-1-I and 4523-2-II. 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.
