Vinyl pressings
by The Yardbirds · 1967
Little Games 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 31525-1Run-out Side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 31526-1Run-out Side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 31525-1 GD KT 2Run-out Side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 31526-1 H KT 1Run-out Side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 31525-1 O KT 1Runout A, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 31526-1 P KT 4Runout B, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 31525-1 GO KT 1Runout A, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 31526-1 G KT 1Runout B, stamped, variant 2
ZSP 118269Label A
ZSP 118270Label B
ZSP118269-2A TIRunout A, variant 1, stamped exc. TI
ZSP118270-2A TIRunout B, variant 1, stamped exc. TI
ZSP118269-2A TIRunout A, variant 2, stamped exc. TI
ZSP118270-2A TIIIIIRunout B, variant 2, stamped exc. TIIIII
ZSP118269-2B SRunout A
ZSP118270-2B SRunout B
ZSP 118269Label A
ZSP 118270Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Ariel 310.219First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Columbia DO-4782First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records 72467First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8165First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1967 | Germany | Epic 5-10156 / CBS 5-10156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 367First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 8165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-047First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Odeon OR-1724First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ. 10493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Columbia DB 8165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Columbia DB 8165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of Little Games are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Finland, France and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8165, released April 21, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8165, 5-10156, CED 121118, 310.219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 31525-1 and 7XCA 31526-1. 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.
