Vinyl pressings
by Chubby Checker · 1961
Your Twist Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LP- P7007-A2 △-3889Variant 1, A etched
LP- P-7007-B2 △-3889-XVariant 1, B etched
LP- P 7007-A2 (MR) △-3889 BellSoundVariant 2, A
LP- P-7007-B2 (MR) △-3889-X BellSoundVariant 2, B
LP- P7007-A2 [MR logo] △-3889 Bell SoundRunout side A
LP- P7007-B2 [MR logo] △-3889-X Bell SoundRunout side B
P7007-A6 Bell SoundRunout A etched; Bell Sound stamped [Var 1]
P7007-B3Runout B etched [Var 1]
P 7007-A4 iIiRunout A etched [Var 2]
P-7007-B 6 Bell Sound IiIRunout B etched; Bell Sound stamped [Var 2]
P-7007-A1Side A Runout
P-7007-B1Side B Runout
P 7007-A4Side A Etched
P 7007-B3Side B Etched
P 7007-A4Side A Etched
P 7007-B6Side B Etched
-P7007-A6... Bell Sound BH u IIIIRunout A etched except Bell Sound stamped
-P-7007-B6 Bell Sound BH U ◁IIIIRunout B etched except Bell Sound stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Brazil | Fermata FB-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P7007 / Parkway P 7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P-C7007 / Parkway P 7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P-7001(C) / Parkway P 7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Top Rank International 39/706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway 7007-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Parkway 7007-LP / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Parkway 7007-LP / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1961 | US | Parkway 7007-LP / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Parkway P 7007 / Parkway P7007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SL 1505LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SL 1505LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | Continental Records ZA.6131LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Oscar OR 543LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Parkway PLP 2001LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Your Twist Party are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Parkway P 7007, released November 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 7007, 7007-LP, FB-8, P7007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP- P7007-A2 △-3889 and LP- P-7007-B2 △-3889-X. 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.
