Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1963
Blue Velvet 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.
24 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZSP-75660-1G TIVariant 1 A-Side Etching
ZSP-75659-1G TIVariant 1 B-Side Etching
ZSP-75660-1ADVariant 2 A-side
ZSP-75659-1ADVariant 2 B-side
ZSP-75660-1AAVariant 1 A-Side Etching, variant 1
ZSP-75659-1CAVariant 1 B-Side Etching, variant 1
[ZSP-75660-1BJ] TIIVariant 1 A-Side Etched, except [stamped] variant 2
[ZSP-75659-1BJ] TIIIVariant 1 B-Side Etched, except [stamped] variant 2
ZSP-75660-1ASide 1 (Variant 1) stamped
ZLP 75659-1ASide 2 (Variant 1) etched
ZSP-75660-1ACSide 1 (Variant 2) stamped
ZSP-75659-1BASide 2 (Variant 2) stamped
ZSP-75660-1J [HHH]Runout side A, stamped [etched]
ZSP-75659-1J [HHH]Runout side B, stamped [etched]
ZSP-75660-1K [HH]Runout side A, stamped [etched] (var 2)
ZSP-75659-1K [HHH]Runout side B, stamped [etched] (var 2)
ZSP-75660-1ADSide A runout
ZSP-75659-1BASide B runout
ZSP 75660Side A label
ZSP 75659Side B label
o ZSP-75660-1CSide A runout
o ZSP-75659-1BSide B runout
ZSP 75660Side A label
ZSP 75659Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Epic ES-007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Bolivia | Columbia CB - 10006 / CBS CB - 10006First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Epic 5-9614First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1150First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia C 22 573 / Columbia 45 - DW 6185First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 181First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1710First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Mexico | CBS 5355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Peru | Epic 5-9614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Peru | Epic 5-9614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | CBS SSC.433First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia DB 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Epic 5-9614First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Epic 5-9614First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic ARIE 25887", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Costa Rica | CBS 53557", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia DB 71107", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | France | Columbia SCRF 6857", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia SCMH 51497", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Blue Velvet are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1963 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, USA & Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic 5-9614, released August 2, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-9614, DB 7110, 5 - 9614, ES-007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-75660-1G TI and ZSP-75659-1G TI. 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.
