Vinyl pressings
by Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters · 1953
Money Honey / The Way I Feel was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1953, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A1105 AT SA side etched [exc. S], variant 1
A-1104 AT WB side etched [exc. W], variant 1
A1105 AT KA side etched [exc. K], variant 2
A-1104 AT CB side etched [exc. C], variant 2
A1105 ATSide A runout etched
A-1104 ATSide B runout etched
A-1105A side label
A-1104B side label
G A1105M ATA side etched
J A-1104 ATB side etched
A-1105A side label
A-1104B side label
45-A-1405 AT ASide A; etched - AT A stamped
45-B-1104 AT ASide B; etched A stamped
A-1105Label, side A
A-1104Label, side B
45-A-1105 AT GSide A - Etched (G - Stamped)
45-A-1104 AT JSide B - Etched (J - Stamped)
A-1104A-side runout
A1105B-side runout
A-1104Label, side A
A-1105Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Quality K1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | Canada | Quality K1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 45-1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 1006First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 1006First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Atlantic 1006First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Money Honey / The Way I Feel are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 1006, released September 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1006, 45-1006, K1501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A1105 AT S and A-1104 AT W. 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.
