Vinyl pressings
by Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra · 1959
Sweet Leilani 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.
6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
45-MSD-3801-2C BB H 1Stamped runout, side A variant 1
45-MSD-1555-1C NH 1Stamped runout, side B variant 1
45-MSD-3801-1C IH 1Stamped runout, side A variant 2
45-MSD-1555-1C NH 1Stamped runout, side B variant 2
45-MSD-1555-1CRunout A
45-MSD-3801-1CRunout B
MSD.1555Label A
MSD.3801Label B
45-MSD-1555-1CRunout A
45-MSD-3801-1CRunout B
MSD.1555Label A
MSD.3801Label B
45-MSD-1555-1CStamped runout, side A
45-MSD-3801-2CStamped runout, side B
MSD.1555Label A
MSD.3801Label B
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 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-D 456First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8952First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8952First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8952First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8952First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8952First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | London Records 45-HLD 89527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | London American Recordings 45-HL 89527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | London Records NZL-D.4567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 89527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Sweet Leilani are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is London American Recordings 45-HLD 8952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-HLD 8952, HLD 8952, NZL-D 456) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-MSD-3801-2C BB H 1 and 45-MSD-1555-1C NH 1. 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.
