Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vee · 1968
My Girl / Hey Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LB-2556 X-5927A-Side Runout, variant 1
LB-2557 X-5928B-Side Runout variant 1
LB-2556 I X-5927 LIA-Side Runout variant 2
LB-2557 X-5928B-Side Runout variant 2
LB2556 XVersion 1 runout A
LB2557Version 1 runout B
̶ ̶L̶B̶2̶5̶5̶7̶ LB-2556 XVersion 2 runout A etched [X stamped]
LB2557Version 2 runout B etched
LB-2556 Nashville Matrix 5A-side runout etching
LB-2557 Nashville Matrix 5B-side runout etching
LB-2556Label A
LB-2557Label B
LB-2556Label A
LB-2557Label B
LB-2556Label A
LB-2557Label B
LB-2556 X-5927Runout Side A
LB-2557 X-5728Runout Side B
LB-2556Label A
LB-2557Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Liberty L 1027First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Brazil | RCA Victor FC-56038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | France | Liberty LIF 56033 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Liberty 15 087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Liberty 56033First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty F. 560337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty LYK-23097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of My Girl / Hey Girl are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, France, Germany, Brazil and more. One of them is Liberty 56033, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56033, LIF 56033 F, 15 087, FC-56038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB-2556 X-5927 and LB-2557 X-5928. 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.
