Vinyl pressings
by Del Shannon · 1966
This Is My Bag was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LRP-3453-1-Side 1 A1 IRunout A side (stamped) Variant 1
LRP-3453-1-Side 2 A1 IRunout B side (stamped) Variant 1
LRP-3453-1-SIDE1 A1 JS IRunout A side (stamped), JS (etched) Variant 2
LRP-3453-1-SIDE2 A1 JS IRunout B side (stamped), JS (etched) Variant 2
LST 7453 SIDE 1 1AEtched in side 1 runout
LST 7453 SIDE 2 1AEtched in side 2 runout
LRP 3453-AA-Side label
LRP 3453-BB-Side label
LRP-3453 A-1 RA-Side etch
LRP-3453 B-1 RB-Side etch
LST-7453-1-A ASide 1
LST-7453-B-1 ASide 2
LRP-3453-1-SIDE1 A1 JS IRunout A
LRP-3453-1-SIDE2 A1 JS IRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Liberty LRP 3453First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | RCA Victor FLP-35045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | Liberty LP-8089First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | Japan | Liberty LP-8089First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Liberty LBY 1320 / Liberty LBY.1320First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LBY 1320First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LST-7453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LRP-3453First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LST-7453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty SLBY 1320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LRP-3453First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LST-7453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Liberty LRP-3453First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-581LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty LRP 3453LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Liberty LRP 3453LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of This Is My Bag are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Liberty LRP-3453, released July 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRP-3453, LST-7453, SLBY 1320, LBY 1320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRP-3453-1-Side 1 A1 I and LRP-3453-1-Side 2 A1 I. 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.
