Vinyl pressings
by Bobby (Boris) Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers · 1962
Monsters' Holiday was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
GP-44180-A-1C [Stamped: BellSound]Side A Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
GP44174B-1CSide B Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
BellSound GP-44180-A-1C .A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
. GP-44174B-1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
Bell Sound GP-44180-A-1E TIIISide A runout
GP44174B-1D TIISide B runout
BellSound GP-44180A-1AA-Side Runout Etching
GP 44180B-1AB-Side Runout Etching
GP 44180-AA-Side Label
GP 44180-BB-Side Label
[Stamped: BellSound] MR (circled) GP-44180-A-1G (triangle) 45602Side A Runout, Etched
MR (circled) GP-44174-B-1G (triangle) 45601Side B Runout, Etched (Variant 1)
GP 44180-ASide A Label
GP 44180-BSide B Label
GP 44180-AA-side label
GP 44174-BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-2042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Garpax Records G 44171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7" | 7" |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7" | 7" |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171-VFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Garpax Records 45-44171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
10 vinyl pressings of Monsters' Holiday are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Garpax Records 45-44171.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-44171, 45-44171-V, HL-2042, G 44171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GP-44180-A-1C [Stamped: BellSound] and GP44174B-1C. 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.
