Vinyl pressings
by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas · 1964
Little Children / Bad To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year. 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.
IM 5807 XA-Side Runout Etching
IM 5808 IM 5808B-Side Runout Etching
IM 5807 X X (and 3 incomplete 'X' marks at 11:00)A-Side Runout Etching, Variant
IM 5807A-Side Label
IM-5807-5 A2 RRunout A, variant 1
L̶B̶-̶1̶1̶2̶6̶-̶5̶ A1 IM-5808-5 RRunout B, variant 1
IM-5807- 5 A1 RRunout A, variant 2
IM-5808-5 L̶B̶-̶1̶1̶2̶6̶-̶5̶ A2 RRunout B, variant 2
IM .. 5807 .. 4 IV 1A side runout stamped
IM .. 5808 .. 4 IV 1B side runout stamped
IM- 5807A-side label
IM- 5808B-side label
X IM 5807A-Side Runout
IM 5808B-Side Runout
IM-5807Side A Label
IM-5808Side B Label
IM- 5807 1 @ ∆51893Scribed in runout, A side
45 IM- 5808 ∆49502Scribed in runout, B side
VRStamped in runout, A side
IM- 5807Label A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMI 25467", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMI 25467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Old Gold OG 93727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | J.R.K. Records Ltd. 401-1, 401-27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 93727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | EMI 25467", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 93727", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Imperial 0477", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Eric Records AR 2117", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Eric Records 2117", Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Imperial 0477", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Eric Records 2117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Eric Records 2117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Imperial 0477", Reissue, Styrene | 7", Reissue, Styrene |
26 vinyl pressings of Little Children / Bad To Me are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Imperial 66027, released March 30, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IM 5807 X and IM 5808 IM 5808. 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.
