Vinyl pressings
by Don & Juan · 1961
What's Your Name / Chicken Necks 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.
11 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
Bell Sound 45-BG-1216-1B BTA side runout, variant 1
Bell Sound 45-BG-1215-1B BTB side runout, variant 1
Bell Sound 45-BG-1216-1B BT 3A side runout, variant 2
Bell Sound 45-BG1-1215-1B BT 2B side runout, variant 2
BG-1216A-side label
BG-1215B-side label
BG-1216-1D Bell SoundDeadwax A
BG-1215-1D Bell SoundDeadwax B
45-BG-1216-1E ∆39706-XRunout Side A, etched
45-BG-1215-1E ∆39706Runout Side B, etched
Bell Sound ['MR' in a circle]Runout both sides, stamped
BG-1216Label Side A
BG-1216-1D [Stamped: Bell Sound]A side runout etched
BG-1215-1D [Stamped: Bell Sound]B side runout etched
BG - 1216Label side A
BG - 1215Label side B
BG-1216A side label
BG-1215B side label
45-BG-1216-1B BTA side runout etched
45-BG-1215-1B BTB side runout etched
Bell SoundBoth sides stamped
BG-1216A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | London Records HL-1929First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Barry B-3081XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Greece | London Records 45-GL 7049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Japan | Atlantic JET-1094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-X 746First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Bigtop 45-3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.3457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Heliodor 453 1187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Heliodor 453 1187", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Italy | London Records 45 HL 95297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Lana Records 1507", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2197", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2197", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Bigtop 45-30797", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2197", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2197", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of What's Your Name / Chicken Necks are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Bigtop 45-3079.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3079, HL-1929, B-3081X, 45-GL 7049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound 45-BG-1216-1B BT and Bell Sound 45-BG-1215-1B BT. 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.
