Vinyl pressings
by Connie Francis · 1958
Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 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.
20 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 13 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.
58 XY 693 2 ASide A stamped runout, variant 1
58 XY 653 1 CSide B stamped runout, variant 1
58 XY 693 2 2 DSide A stamped runout, variant 2
58 XY 653 2Side B stamped runout, variant 2
58-XY-693Label side A
58-XY-653Label side B
58-XY-693-1N OH XP3Side A runout, variant 1
58-XY-653-1N PP XT2Side B runout, variant 1
58-XY-653-1N HR XP3Side A runout, variant 2
58-XY-693-1N PL XT 1Side B runout, variant 2
58-S-693-1 GMRunout Side A variant 1
58-S-653-1 RDRunout Side B variant 1
58-S-693-1 T 2Runout Side A variant 2
58-S-653-1 L 2Runout Side B variant 2
(58-XY-693)Label side A
(58-XY-653)Label side B
4PM-4089Label side A
4PM-4090Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | MGM Records 45-MGM-5264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | MGM Records K12683First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | MGM Records 12683First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Denmark | MGM Records MGM 985First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Finland | MGM Records 45-MGM-985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | MGM Records M 21009 / MGM Records 45-MGM 196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | MGM Records 45-MGM. 985First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 2080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 2080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Netherlands | MGM Records 45 MGM 985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | MGM Records 45-MGM-73023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | MGM Records 45-MGM-73023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM-9857", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM-985First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM-985First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | MGM Records 1110 0057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Old Gold OG 94427", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Old Gold OG 94427", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MGM Records K126837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K12683.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K12683, 45-MGM-985, MGM 985, LL-2033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 58 XY 693 2 A and 58 XY 653 1 C. 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.
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