Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Rydell · 1962
I've Got Bonnie 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.
11 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C-209-A 4 RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. Audio Matrix DMRunout, side A, etched
C-209-B4 RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. Audio Matrix DMRunout, side B, etched
C-209AA-side label
C-209-BB-side label
C-209-AA-side label
C-209-BB-side label
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-209-A4 AudioMatrixA-Side Runout Etching
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-209-B4 AudioMatrixB-Side Runout Etching
C-209AA-side label
C-209-BB-side label
45 C 209-1N JR OTA-Side Runout
45 C 209B-1N JR OTB-Side Runout
45C209AA-Side Label
45C209BB-Side Label
45-C-209A 7XCT1214Side A [Label]
45-C-209B 7XCT1215Side B [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 | Canada | Cameo C-209XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DD 741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Columbia SCRF 523First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SE 551First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4785First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-4265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cameo C-2097", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of I've Got Bonnie are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cameo C-209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-209, 45-DB 4785, DO-4265, C-209X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-209-A 4 RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. Audio Matrix DM and C-209-B4 RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. Audio Matrix DM. 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.
