Vinyl pressings
by Dean & Jean · 1963
Tra La La La Suzy was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
P3KM 9340--2CSide A runout variant 1
P3KM 9339--2CSide B runout variant 1
P3KM-9340--2 A1 RSide A runout etching variant 2
P3KM-9339--2 A1 RSide B runout etching variant 2
P3KM-9340--2ASide A Runout
P3KM-9339--2ASide B Runout
P3KM-9340Side A Label
P3KM-9339Side B Label
P3KM 9340--2B ∆-49233-XSIde A Runout
P3KM 9339--2B ∆-49233Side B Runout
(P3km-9340-2)Side A Label
(P3km-9339-2)Side B Label
P3KM-9340--2 A1A-side runout
P3KM-9339--2 A1B-side runout
P3KM 9340--2CRunout A
P3KM 9339--2C XRunout B
P3KM 9340-2Label A
P3KM 9339-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Reo 8748XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45-1140First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Germany | Ariola 10 452 ATFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Rust Records 5067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | Denmark | Stateside SS 2497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45-11407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE 25427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 2497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 2497", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Norway | Sonet T 95727", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Tra La La La Suzy are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Germany, France. One of them is Rust Records 5067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5067, 8748X, 10 452 AT, V. 45-1140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P3KM 9340--2C and P3KM 9339--2C. 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.
