UK
1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 33SX 1585
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
XAX 2525-1U GRunout side A stamped
XAX 2526-1U GRunout side B stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Wout Steenhuis · 1964
Surfin' With Steenhuis was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XAX 2525-1U GRunout side A stamped
XAX 2526-1U GRunout side B stamped
XAX 2525-1USide A Runout
XAX 2526-1USide B Runout
XAX.2525Side A Label
XAX.2526Side B Label
ST MLP 15148-A [+ a symbol like a girl's head with pony tail]Side A (stamped)
ST MLP 15148-B [+ a symbol like a girl's head with pony tail]Side B (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Italy | Regal QRX 9028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1585First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia SCX 3585First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1585First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Starline SRS 5005 / Regal SRS 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia SOEX 9635 / Columbia SOEX-9635LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6414 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Starline SRS 5005 / Regal SRS 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Starline SRS 5005 / Regal SRS 5005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Starline SRS 5005 / Regal SRS 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Surfin' With Steenhuis are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Columbia 33SX 1585.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33SX 1585, SCX 3585, MLP 15148, QRX 9028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 2525-1U G and XAX 2526-1U G. 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.