Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vee · 1962
Please Don't Ask About Barbara 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.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 7 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-1366-1AA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
.. LB-1365-1AB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
. .. LB-1366-1BA-Side Runout Etching ,Variant 2
.. LB-1365-1BB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
LB 1366 1H TISide A Runout, etched
LB 1365 1H TIISide B Runout, etched
LB-1366Side A Label
LB-1365Side B Label
LB-1366-1-N HA-Side Runout Etching
LB-1365-1-N HB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1366A-Side Label
LB-1365B-Side Label
- LB 1366-1EA-Side Runout Etching
- LB 1365-1EB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1366A-Side Label
LB-1365B-Side Label
- LB 1366-1RA-Side Runout Etching
- LB 1365-1RB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1366A-Side Label
LB-1365B-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 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55419 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 55419 / Liberty LIB 55419KFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Liberty L 22 107 / Liberty LIB 55 419 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Liberty LIB 55419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB. 55419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Liberty 45-LIB 55419First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55419 / Liberty # 55419First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55419First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55419 / Liberty # 55419 on sleeveFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55419First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | Liberty LIB 55419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Liberty LIB 55419 R7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Liberty F-554197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Please Don't Ask About Barbara are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Liberty F-55419.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55419, LIB 55419, 45-LIB 55419, LIB-55419 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, . .. LB-1366-1A and .. LB-1365-1A. 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.
