Vinyl pressings
by Carl Mann · 1959
Mona Lisa / Foolish One 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.
15 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
45-P-343Side A Runout
45-P-344Side B Runout
45-P-343 SheldonSide A runout, etched (Sheldon stamped) variant 2
45-P-344 SheldonSide B runout, etched (Sheldon stamped) variant 2
45-P-343 SheldonA-Side Runout
45-P-344 SheldonB-Side Runout
P-343A-Side Label
P-344B-Side Label
SheldonRunout Both Sides Stamped
45-P-343Runout Side A Etched
45-P-344Runout Side B Etched
P-343Side A Label
P-343
P-344
45-MSY-3705-ICA-side runout
45-MSY-3706-2CB-side runout
MSY.3705A-side label, inverted
MSY.3706B-side label, inverted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1562First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Quality 1889First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Denmark | London Records HL 8935First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8935First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLS 8935 / London American Recordings 45-HL-S 8935First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLS 893 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLS 8935First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S 8935First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Phillips International 3539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Phillips International 3539First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Phillips International 3539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Phillips International 3539First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Phillips International 3539First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S 8935First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | London Records LED-1507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Japan | London Records LED-1507", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality K18897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Quality K18897", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S 89357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 647" | 7" |
22 vinyl pressings of Mona Lisa / Foolish One are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Phillips International 3539, released March 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3539, 45-HL-S 8935, 45-HLS 8935, HLS 893 5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-P-343 and 45-P-344. 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.
