Vinyl pressings
by Dion · 1962
Little Diane / Lost For Sure was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZTSP-85280-1H X [initials?]Runout side A
ZTSP-85282-1H X [initials?]Runout side B
ZTSP 85280Label side A
ZTSP 85282Label side B
B4K4-0247--1 B/ARun-out area side A
B4K4-0248--1 A2ARun-out area side AA
B4K4-0247Label side A
B4K4-0248Label side AA
ZSTP-85280-1E TIISide A, Runout
ZTSP-85282-1F TIISide B, Runout
ZTSP 85280Side A, Label
ZTSP 85282Side B. Label
ZTSP 85280-1C....Runout side A, Variant 1
ZTSP 85282-1C....Runout side B, Variant 1
ZTSP-85280-1A .Runout side A, Variant 2
ZTSP-85282-1D .Runout side B, Variant 2
ZTSP-85280-1G (MR) △43681Runout, side A
ZTSP-85282-1G △43682Runout, side B
ZTSP 85280Label side A
ZTSP 85282Label side B
ZTSP-85280-1C ..A-side runout etching
ZTSP-85282-1C ..B-side runout etching
ZTSP 85280A-side label
ZTSP 85282B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Festival Records FK-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Laurie Records L-3134XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Laurie Records L-3134X-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Stateside KSS 115First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45-1009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE 2441First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Japan | Stateside Y-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Japan | Stateside Y-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Mexico | Gamma G 411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-115First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Laurie Records 3134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Laurie Records LR-3134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Laurie Records LR 31347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FK-2447", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Laurie Records LR-31347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Little Diane / Lost For Sure are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1962 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Laurie Records 3134.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3134, LR-3134, 45SS-115, FK-244) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP-85280-1H X [initials?] and ZTSP-85282-1H X [initials?]. 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.
