Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Berry · 1964
Little Marie / Go, Bobby Soxer 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.
15 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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.
13451 JM1052A Side Etching, Variant 1
13452 JM1053B Side Etching, Variant 1
13451 TM1052 [Ω(2)]A side Etching, Variant 2
13452 TM1053 [Ω(2)]B side Etching, Variant 2
13451A-side label
13452B-side label
JM1052A Side Etching
JM1053B Side Etching
(13451)Label A
(13452)Label B
13451A Side Label
13452B Side Label
13451 JM1052A Side Etching
13452 JM1053B Side Etching
13451 J-M1052 (Ω)A-Side Runout
13452 J-M1053 (Ω)B-Side Runout
13451A-Side Label
13452B-Side Label
13451A-side label
13452B-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 | Australia | Chess CH-032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Chess CS-1912First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Chess CS-1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Chess International AR-45.140First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Chess International AR-45.140First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye International 7N.25271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye International 7N.25271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Pye International 7N.25271First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Chess International AR 45.1407" | 7" |
| ? | New Zealand | Chess C 10167", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Chess 134517", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Chess 19127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Little Marie / Go, Bobby Soxer are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chess 1912.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1912, 7N.25271, CH-032, CS-1912) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13451 JM1052 and 13452 JM1053. 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.
