Vinyl pressings
by Dion · 1961
Runaround Sue / Runaway Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
ZTSP69412-2KSide A runout, variant 1
ZTSP69413-1K XSide B runout, variant 1
ZTSP69412-2JSide A runout, variant 2
ZTSP69413-1J XSide B runout, variant 2
ZTSP69412-2CRunout A, variant 1
ZTSP69413-1DRunout B, variant 1
ZTSP69412-2LRunout A, variant 2
ZTSP69413-1LRunout B, variant 2
45-ZTSP69412-2E [MR logo] △-40149Runout A
45-ZTSP69413-1E [MR logo] △-40149XRunout B
ZTSP 69412Label A
ZTSP 69413Label B
ZTSP69412-2HSide A stamped, variant 1
ZTSP69413-1HSide B stamped, variant 1
ZTSP69412-2B..Side A stamped, variant 2
ZTSP69413-1A..Side B stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRK-139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRK-139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRK-139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Reo 8606XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Top Rank International T 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Ariola 45 050First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere R. 2362 / Durium Marche Estere DE 2362First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Japan | Top Rank International JET-1018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Mexico | Gamma G 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Top Rank International HTR-733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Top Rank International HTR-733First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Top Rank International JAR-398First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Top Rank International JAR-586First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Sweden | Top Rank International T 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Top Rank International JAR-586First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Philips 6146 4027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Ireland | Philips 6146 7027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Philips 6146 7027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Philips 6146 7027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | RCA GOLD 526 / RCA PB 99067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo RGT-020X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | Top Rank International TR-10727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Vogue V.45-8917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Vogue V.45-8917", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Greece | Top Rank International RG 15107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Laurie Records 31107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Ridge 45TA 3977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Ridge TA 397Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
43 vinyl pressings of Runaround Sue / Runaway Girl are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1961 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Laurie Records 3110, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3110, JAR-586, TRK-139, 8606X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP69412-2K and ZTSP69413-1K X. 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.
