Vinyl pressings
by Annette · 1958
Tall Paul was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
ZTSP28789-1ARunout, Side A, Stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSP28790-1ARunout, Side B, Stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSP28789-1A .A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZTSP28790-1E .B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
A T118A 3Side A Etch
F1183Side B Etch
F-118-AA-Side Label
F-118-BB-Side Label
F-118 Side-1 E-3913Deadwax A
F-118 Side-2 E-3914Deadwax B
HB-2724A side label
HB-2725B side label
45-HB-2724-D2A-side label
45-HB-2725-D2B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Denmark | Disneyland S 45-25005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Disneyland F-118First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Disneyland F-118First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Disneyland F-118First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Disneyland F-118First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 4-691RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | Disneyland WD-57", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 4-691 R7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 4-691RShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Disneyland 45-D.77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Buena Vista Records F-1187", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Buena Vista Records WLD 5007" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Tall Paul are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Denmark. One of them is Disneyland F-118, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-118, 4-691R, S 45-25005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP28789-1A and ZTSP28790-1A. 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.
