US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral CRL 57279
- Format
- LP, Album, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG6950T3 2Side A runout, variant 1
MG6951T3 2Side B runout, variant 1
MG6950T1 1P 2Side A runout, variant 2
MG6951T1 1PSide B runout, variant 2
Vinyl pressings
The Buddy Holly Story
by Buddy Holly · 1959
74 pressings14 countriesRock & RollRockabillyRockPop
The Buddy Holly Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of The Buddy Holly Story
20 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 8 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.
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral CRL 57279
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG6950T4A side, variant 1
MG6951T7B side, variant 1
MG 6950T4 ll 1 PA side, variant 2 stamped
MG6951T7 \ l 2B side, variant 2 stamped
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral CRL 57279
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono · Pinckneyville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG6950T3 2ııı ııı ııSide A runout, variant 1
MG6951T5 2ııSide B runout, variant 1
MG6950T3 2ııı ııı ıSide A runout, variant 2
MG6951T4 2ııııSide B runout, variant 2
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral CRL 57279
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono · Decca Records Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
[MG6950T4] // [P]Side A Runout Stamped, Variant 1
[MG6951T7] 1 [1]Side B Runout Stamped, Variant 1
MG6950T2 1 P 2 IISide A Runout Stamped, Variant 2
MG6951T1 1 PSide B Runout Stamped, Variant 2
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral CRL 57279
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG6950T2Side A runout stamped
MG6951T1Side B runout stamped
MG 6950Side A Label
MG 6951Side B Label
UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Coral LVA 9105Coral LVA.9105
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG-6950-1BSide A, Stamped
MG-6951-1BSide B, Stamped
MG.6950Side A, Label
MG.6951Side B, Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 74 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1950s20 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coral CL-7632First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | Australia | Coral CL-7632First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Coral CRL 57279First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Coral CRL 57279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | Canada | Coral CRL 57279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coral CL-7632First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | Singapore | Coral CRL 57279First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | South Africa | Coral LVA 9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Coral CRL 57279First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
1960s23 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Coral CL-30,172LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Coral CL-30,172LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Coral CL-30,172LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1961 | Australia | Coral CL-30,172LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Coral CL-30,172LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Coral LVA 9105 / Coral LVA.9105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Coral CRL 57279LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Coral CL 65001 / Coral CL 65 001LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Coral CL 65001 / Coral CL 65 001LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
1970s6 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 560LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | Australia | MCA Records CRL 757279LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Australia | MCA Records CRL 757279LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 560LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Coral VIM-4023 (M)LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Coral VIM-4023 (M)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
1980s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 560LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 560LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
Year unknown23 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Coral CRL57279LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records CRL 757279LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Coral SCL-930172LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records CRL 757279LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Coral SCL-930,172LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records CRL 757279LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Coral SCL-930172LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 560LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Coral CRL 757279LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Coral CRL 757279LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Coral CRL 757279LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | France | MCA Records MAP/S 1324LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Hong Kong | Coral CRL 57279LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Calendar Records CL-7632 / Calendar Records R67-6028LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
Tracklist
- A1Raining In My Heart
- A2Early In The Morning
- A3Peggy Sue
- A4Maybe Baby
- A5Everyday
- A6Rave On
- B1That'll Be The Day
- B2Heartbeat
- B3Think It Over
- B4Oh Boy
- B5It's So Easy
- B6It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of The Buddy Holly Story are there?
74 vinyl pressings of The Buddy Holly Story are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1959 and 1980.
When was The Buddy Holly Story first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Coral CRL 57279.
How do I tell if my copy of The Buddy Holly Story is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRL 57279, LVA 9105, CL-7632, 57279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG6950T3 2 and MG6951T3 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is The Buddy Holly Story on vinyl worth?
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.
