Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Darin · 1958
Queen Of The Hop / Lost Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
45-58C-371-3 AT CSide A - Etched (C - Stamped)
45-58C-428-3 1 AT FSide B - Etched (1 F - Stamped)
45-58C-371-3 AT 2 GVariant 1 Side A - Etched (2 G - Stamped)
45-58C-428-3 AT 2 1IVariant 1 Side B - Etched (2 1I - Stamped)
58C-371-3 AT ASide A
58C-428-3 AT BSide B
45-58C-371-3 ATRunout Side A Etched
45-58C-428-3 ATRunout Side B Etched
58C-371Side A Label
58C-428Side B Label
u1 45-58C-371-3 ATRunout Side A
u1 45-58C-428-3 I ATRunout Side B
58C-371Side A Label
58C-428Side B Label
45-58C-371-2 ^ 24380Side A - Etched (C - Stamped)
45-58C-428-2 ^ 24381Side B - Etched (1 F - Stamped)
58C-371-2 #(3) ▵24380Side A
58C-428-2 ▵24381 #(3)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1431First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1431First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | ATCO Records 45-ATCO.6127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO. 6127First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Netherlands | London American Recordings FL 1788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL. 361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL. 361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.361First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLE 8737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-E 8737First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ATCO Records 45-6127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ATCO Records 45-6127First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | ATCO Records 6127First yearShellac, 10", Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | ATCO Records 45-6127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-14317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 87377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Norway | London Records 45-HL 87377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | ATCO Records 6127Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | ATCO Records 45-61277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Queen Of The Hop / Lost Love are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6127, 6127, HLE.8737, 45-HLE 8737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-58C-371-3 AT C and 45-58C-428-3 1 AT F. 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.
