Vinyl pressings
by Bill Haley And His Comets · 1956
Rock 'n Roll Stage Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MG 4788T1 1PA side runout - stamped, variant 1
MG 4789T2 1PB side runout - stamped, variant 1
MG 4788T3 1PA side runout - stamped, variant 2
MG 4789T4 1PB side runout - stamped, variant 2
MG4788T1 1PSide A Runout Stamped
MG4789T4 1PSide B Runout Stamped
MG4788T3 1PSide A Runout Stamped, variant 2
MG 4788Side A Label
MG4788T2 1PSide A Runout Stamped
MG4789T3 1PSide B Runout Stamped
MG 4788Side A Label
MG 4789◈Side B Label
MG-4788-2B 1 RT KSide A runout
MG-4789-IB CA 12 R T HSide B runout
MG.4788Side A label
MG.4789Side B label
MG-4788-1B BC RT 1Side A runout
MG-4789-IB BM RT 21 CASide B runout
MG.4788Side A label
MG.4789Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | Festival Records FR12-1045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Australia | Festival Records FR12-1045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Decca DL 8345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Italy | Fonit DL 8345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Japan | Decca AL 12027First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | South Africa | Brunswick LAT 8139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Spain | Columbia CCLP 34008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8345First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Japan | Decca AL-12027First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Decca DL 8345First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Brunswick 87 004 LPBM / Brunswick LPBM 87 004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Brunswick 87 004 LPBM / Brunswick LPBM 87 004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Brunswick 87 004 LPBMLP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick LAT8139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Popular Records E-189LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1964 | Chile | Decca LTC-37906LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4022(M)LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4022(M)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Charly Records CR 30221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Charly Records CR 30221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Charly Records CR 30221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records R66-277LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Mediterraneo LPR-2106LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 8345LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Rock 'n Roll Stage Show are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1956 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Decca DL 8345, released August 13, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8345, LAT8139, LAT 8139, AL-12027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 4788T1 1P and MG 4789T2 1P. 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.
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