UK
February 1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 45-DB 4252
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Calvert · 1959
Let The Great Big World Keep Turning was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
CA 24562Label side A
CA 24558Label side B
AMP 45-4072A side label
AMP 45-4073B side label
AMP 45-4072A side label
AMP 45-4073B side label
24562-AA runout, stamped
24558-AB runout, stamped
7XCA 24562A label
7XCA 24558B label
7XCA 24558 - 1NRunout area Side A
7XCA 24562 - 1NRunout area Side B
7XCA 24558Label Side A
7XCA 24562Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8057First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4252First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1210First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia DB. 4252First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4252First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4252First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 42527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 10147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Let The Great Big World Keep Turning are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, US, Denmark, Chile and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4252, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4252, DB. 4252, 45-10001, MSOD 8057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.