Vinyl pressings
by Dodie Stevens · 1958
Pink Shoe Laces was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
45-CRY-725 12 16 A5A-side runout, variant 1
45-CRY-724-12 A3B-side runout, variant 1
45-CRY-725 12 A3 IA-side runout, variant 2
45-CRY-724-12 I A2B-side runout, variant 2
45-MSD-3343-ICRunout A side
45-MSD-3344-ICRunout B side
MSD.3343Label A side
MSD.3344Label B side
MSD 3344A-side label
MSD 3343A-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8834 / London American Recordings 45-HLD 8834First year7" | 7" |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HLD.8834 / London American Recordings HLD.8834First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8834First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | UK | London American RecordingsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Crystalette Records CRY-724XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | W & G WG-SPN-7587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Reo 8331Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Reo 8331X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 2407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Greece | Dot Records 45-50217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 88347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Japan | Dot Records DOT-10817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Japan | Dot Records DOT-10817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | W & G WG-SPN-7587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | W & G WG-SPN-7587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-1847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 20 2407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of Pink Shoe Laces are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK. One of them is Crystalette Records CRY-724X, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRY-724X, 45-HLD 8834, HLD.8834) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-CRY-725 12 16 A5 and 45-CRY-724-12 A3. 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.
