Vinyl pressings
by Big Bopper · 1958
Big Bopper's Wedding 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.
12 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 7 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.
YWU-18022-4A-side runout, etched (Variant 1)
YWU-18021-4B-side runout, etched (Variant 1)
YWU-18022-3 S-FA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
YWU-18021-5 S-FB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
YWU18022 (E)2646A side runout
YWU18021 (E)2645B side runout
YW18022A side label
YW18021B side label
YWU-18022-3A-Side Runout, Variant 1
YWU-18021-1B-Side Runout, Variant 1
YWU-18022-4A-Side Runout, Variant 2
YWU-18021-7B-Side Runout, Variant 2
7XYW-18022-1NA-side runout, etched
7XYW-18021-1NB-side runout, etched
YW-18021A-side runout
YW-18022B-side runout
YW18021A-side label
YW18022B-side label
45-71375-S1
45-71375-S2
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 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Mercury 71375XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Mercury 71375XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Mercury 71375First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Mercury S45-4323First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Philippines | Mercury 71375First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Sweden | Mercury B 45-804First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Sweden | Mercury B 45-804First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1958 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT1017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Mercury 71375X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Mercury 71375X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Mercury 71375X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | Norway | Mercury MNS 30387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT10177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury 713757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Big Bopper's Wedding are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 71375X45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71375X45, 45-AMT1017, 45263, 71375X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YWU-18022-4 and YWU-18021-4. 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.
