Vinyl pressings
by Bill Black's Combo · 1959
Smokie was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
ZTSP60406-2.Stamped Side A
ZTSP60407-R ..Stamped Side B
ZTSP60406-3 ....Stamped Side A (variant 2)
ZTSP-60407-N HI-45-2058-N HIStamped Side B (variant 2)
2057-N 8 △33034Runout side A, etched
45 2058-Z ② △32996Runout side B, etched
2057Label side A
2058Label side B
45-2057Label side A
ZTSP 60406Label side A
45-2058Label side B
ZTSP 60407Label side B
2057-N △33034Runout side A
45 2057-Z ® △32996Runout side B
(45-2057)Label side A
(45-2058)Label side B
ZTSP 60406-1 2057-1AA side runout
ZTSP-60407-N HI-45-2048-N [MT] #3-8313B side runout
45-2057A side label
45-2058B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | Canada | Hi Records 45-HI. 2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | India | Felsted 45-AF.129First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Felsted 158006First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | South Africa | London International PD 8286First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Felsted 45-AF.129First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records #2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records 2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records 2018-VFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records 45-2018First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records 2018First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Hi Records #2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-16117", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 3037", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | London Records 45/1177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Hi Records #20187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Smokie are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Hi Records #2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use #2018, 2018, 2018-V, 45-2018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP60406-2. and ZTSP60407-R ... 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.
