Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Darin · 1962
Things / Jailer Bring Me Water 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.
26 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 16 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.
[MR(circled)]61C5587-23 △43673Runout side A, etched [stamped]
[MR(circled)]61C5801-23 △43672Runout side B, etched [stamped]
61C-5587Label side A
61C-5801Label side B
61C 5587-13A-Side Runout Etching
61C 5801-13B-Side Runout Etching
61C-5587A-Side Label
61C-5801B-Side Label
61C 5587-8 AT S WRunout side A version 1
61C 5801-5 AT S WRunout side B version 1
61C 5587-6 7 2 AT S WRunout side A version 2
61C 5801-5 2 AT S WRunout side B version 2
61C-5587 SPLabel side A
61C-5801 SPLabel side B
61C5587-24Runout A
61C5801-24Runout B
61C-5587Label A
61C-5801Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Unknown | London Records PD.7-8584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | London American Recordings HL-1979 / London Atlantic HL-1979First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO. 6229 / ATCO Records ATCO.6229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Atlantic 112055First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.086First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | India | London Records 45-HLK 9575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLK 9575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLK 9575 / London Atlantic 45-HLK 9575First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Atlantic 90099x45First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Atlantic JET-1151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | London American Recordings HL 9575 / London Atlantic HL 9575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-K 780First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Norway | Atlantic ATL-70.086First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Peru | ATCO Records AT-7003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | London Records PD 7-8584First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic 106997", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 0 5397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | London American Recordings HL 19797", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLK 9575 / London Atlantic HLK 95757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Things / Jailer Bring Me Water are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1962 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6229.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6229, PD.7-8584, 45-HLK 9575, HLK 9575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [MR(circled)]61C5587-23 △43673 and [MR(circled)]61C5801-23 △43672. 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.
