Vinyl pressings
by Carl Perkins · 1958
Whole Lotta Shakin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP43875-1A 1AA11Side A runout, variant 1
XLP43876-1A 1A1AASide B runout, variant 1
XLP43876-1G 1Side A runout, variant 2
XLP43876-1G 1Side B runout, variant 2
XLP43875 MX113790
XLP43876 MX113791
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP-745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1234First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1234First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1234First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | CBS RM 52305LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 52305LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1968 | France | CBS 52305LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | CBS 52305LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | South Africa | World Records WR 1035LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 52305LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Murray Hill Records X35857 / CBS Special Products P 18709LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Unknown | Rumble Records RUM201107LP | LP |
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL1007HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Not Now Music NOTLP150LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS S 52 305LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 52 305LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | CBS Special Products P 18709LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1234LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Whole Lotta Shakin' are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1234, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1234, KLP-745) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43875-1A 1AA11 and XLP43876-1A 1A1AA. 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.
