Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1964
Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
o XEM-77134-1A PA side runout, variant 1
o XEM-77134-1B PB Side runout, variant 1
o XEM-77134-1F P IIA side runout, variant 2
o XEM-77135-1EB side runout, variant 2
XEM-77134-1D T C1 oSide A runout
XEM-77134-1G A oSide B runout
XEM 77134Side A label
XEM 77135Side B label
XEM-77134-1K 1 T D 1 oSide A runout
XEM-77134-1G H 11111111111 TSide B runout
XEM 77134Side A label
XEM 77135Side B label
XSB-77136-2GStamped runout Side A variant 1
XSB-77136-2AJ I TStamped runout Side A variant 2
XSB-77137-1FStamped runout Side B variant 1
0 XSB-77137-2J I TStamped runout Side B variant 2
C XSB 77136-2G 2 ARunouts: A-Side
C XSB 77137-2H 2 P D 3Runouts: B-Side
XSB 77136Vinyl Labels: A-Side
XSB 77137Vinyl Labels: B-Side
o XEM-77134-1A PA side runout
o XEM-77134-1B PB side runout
XEM 77134A side label
XEM 77135B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Epic BN 26098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Epic BN 26098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Epic BN 26098First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Epic LN 24098First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Epic LN 24098First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24098First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24098First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic LN 24098First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Epic LN 24098LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Epic PBN S-26098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | Epic EPC 450865 1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 467570 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Epic EPC 467570 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1991 | South Korea | Sony CPL-1111LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 26098 / Epic 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 26098 / Epic 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26098LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Epic LN 24098, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LN 24098, BN 26098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XEM-77134-1A P and o XEM-77134-1B P. 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.
