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Dee ClarkJust Keep It Up

Vinyl pressings

Just Keep It Up

by Dee Clark · 1959

15 pressings5 countriesRock & RollRock

Just Keep It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Just Keep It Up

13 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

April 1959
Label and catalog number
Abner Abner 1026
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

59-1107Label A

59-1109Label B

45-59-1107 △28488Deadwax A

45-59-1109 △28489Deadwax B

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
Abner 1026
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

59-1107Runout, side A, etched

59-1109Runout, side B, etched

59-1107Label side A

59-1109Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Abner #S1026
Format
7", 45 RPM, Stereo
Runout / matrix

59-1107Label side A

59-1109Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaLeedon LS-563First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1959CanadaReo 8369XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKLondon American Recordings 45-HL 8915First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKLondon American Recordings HL 8915First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo
1959UKLondon American Recordings 45-HL 8915First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1959UKLondon American Recordings 45-HL.8915First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USAbner 1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USAbner 1026First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1959USAbner 1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USAbner 1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1959USAbner 1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USAbner #S1026First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1959USAbner Abner 1026First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964USOldies 45 OL 727", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USA & CanadaGoldies 45 D-24437", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AJust Keep It Up2:14
  2. BWhispering Grass

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Just Keep It Up are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Just Keep It Up are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1973.

When was Just Keep It Up first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Abner Abner 1026, released April 1959.

How do I tell if my copy of Just Keep It Up is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Abner 1026, 1026, #S1026, 45-HL 8915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 59-1107 and 59-1109. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Just Keep It Up on vinyl worth?

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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