Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Rydell · 1962
Teach Me To Twist 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.
14 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ARP C-214-̶̷B̶̷ Bell Sound A [scratched out] [illegibile stamp]Side A runout
ARP C-214-̶̷A̶̷ Bell Sound B [scratched out] [illegibile stamp]Side B runout
C-214-ASide A label
C-214-BSide B label
45-C-214-A [MR logo] △42717 BellSoundSide A runout, etched, except for Bell Sound
45-C-214-A [MR logo] △42717-X BellSoundSide B runout, etched, except for Bell Sound
C-214-ASide A label
C-214-BSide B label
7XCA 26104-1N
7XCA 26105-1N
7XCA 26104-1N J OTA side runout stamped
7XCA 26105-1N J OTB side runout stamped
7XCA26104A side label
7XCA26105B 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 | Canada | Cameo C-214XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Chile | Producciones Fermata F-45-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4802First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4802First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4802First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4802First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4802First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4802First year7", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia SCMG 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-214First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-42837", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Continental Records PD.7-85497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Teach Me To Twist are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Denmark, Canada and more. One of them is Cameo C-214, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-214, SCMG 149, 45-DB 4802, C-214X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARP C-214-̶̷B̶̷ Bell Sound A [scratched out] [illegibile stamp] and ARP C-214-̶̷A̶̷ Bell Sound B [scratched out] [illegibile stamp]. 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.
