Vinyl pressings
by Ace Cannon · 1961
Tuff / Sittin' Tight was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 5 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.
HI 2157-1A.Side A Runout, Etched, Variant 1
HI 2158-1A.Side B Runout, Etched, Variant 1
HI 2157-1ISide A Runout, Etched, Variant 2
HI 2158-1ISide B Runout, Etched, Variant 2
HI 2157Side A Label
HI 2158Side B Label
Bell Sound 45-HI-2157-1G [MR logo] △-40520Runout side A
Bell Sound 45-HI-2158-1F [MR logo] △-40520-xRunout side B
HI 2157Side A label
HI 2158Side B label
1648Side A Label
1647Side B Label
HI 2157-1B (etched) Bell Sound (stamped)Side A Runout
HI 2157Side A Label
HI 2158Side B Label
HI 2157-1A (etched) Bell Sound (stamped)
HI 2157Side A Label
HI 2158Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.337First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Hi Records HI. 2040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | London Records 45-GL 7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9498First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Louis 2001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2040-VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-19227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Disques London HLU 80.0247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-U 7237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | London Records DL 206007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 94987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Hi Records 45-20407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
17 vinyl pressings of Tuff / Sittin' Tight are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1961 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2040.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2040, 2001, 45-2040-V, HLU 9498) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI 2157-1A. and HI 2158-1A.. 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.
