Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vee · 1963
Charms was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
LB1545-2 TIIRunout side A, etched
LB 1546-5 TIIRunout side B, etched
LB1545 ① TIIRunout side A, etched, variant 1
LB 1546-3 TIIRunout side B, etched, variant 1
LB 1545Side A, runout, etched
LB 1546Side B, runout, etched
LB-1545A-side label
LB-1546B-side label
LB-1545A-Side Runout
LB-1546B-Side Runout
LB-1545A-Side Label
LB-1546B-Side Label
LB-1545Side A Label
LB-1546Side B Label
LIB 55530 A 1-N GO KTA Side Stamped
LIB55530 B 1-N KTB Side Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55530 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Liberty F-55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | Liberty LIB 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Liberty L 22 426First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Liberty LIB 55530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Liberty LIB-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 55530 S / Liberty LIB 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Liberty LIB 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Liberty 55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Liberty F-55530First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Liberty 55530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Liberty F-55530First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | RCA FC-550047", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Charms are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty 55530.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55530, F-55530, LIB 55530, LIB-55530 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB1545-2 TII and LB 1546-5 TII. 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.
