Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Berry · 1964
Promised Land / Things I Used To Do 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.
8 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
13049 JM1083A Side Etching, Variant 1
12910 JM1082B Side Etching, Variant 1
13049 TM1083 [Ω(2)]A Side Etching, Variant 2
12910 TM1082 [Ω(2)]B Side Etching, Variant 2
13049Label A
12910Label B
13049A Side Label
12910B Side Label
13049 TM1083 (Ω)A Side Etching
12910 TM1082 (Ω)B Side Etching
13049A
12910B
1916-A GNRunout A
1916-B GNRunout B
1916-ALabel A
1916-BLabel B
45143-AStamped Side A
45143-BStamped Side B
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 | Canada | Chess CS-1916First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Sweden | Chess International AR-45.143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Chess International AR-45.143First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Chess AR-45.143First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1916First year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1916First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1916First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Chess 1916First year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Chess 19167", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.252857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.252857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Chess International AR 45.143 / Funckler AR 45.1437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Chess International AR 45.143 / Funckler AR 45.1437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chess CH-0347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Chess 19167", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Promised Land / Things I Used To Do are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Chess 1916.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1916, CS-1916, AR-45.143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13049 JM1083 and 12910 JM1082. 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.
