Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Cochran · 1959
Summertime Blues / C'Mon Everybody 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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-MSX-2803-III-X-U Se-S Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
45-MSX-3077-III-X-U Se-S Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
MSX 2803Label side A
MSX 3077Label side B
45-MSX-2803-III-X-U Manufactured in Germany Se-SSide A runout, variant 1
45-MSX-3077-III-X-U Manufactured in Germany Se-SSide B runout, variant 1
45-MSX-2803-III-X-U Manufactured in Germany Se-SSide A runout, variant 2
45-MSX-3077-X-U-III Manufactured in Germany Se-SSide B runout, variant 2
45 - MSX - 2803 - III - X - U Manufactured in GermanyA-side Runout stamped
45 - MSX - 3077 - X - U - III Manufactured in GermanyB-side Runout stamped
MSX 2803Label A-Side
MSX 3077Label B-Side
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 | Germany | London Records DL 20 248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 248First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 248First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LIB 102337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LIB 102337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Liberty 4 C006-92795 / United Artists Records 4 C006-927957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-92795 X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 9547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 9547", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 9547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 16250.A7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 357967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 357967", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-927957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 006-92 795 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-92 7957", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1982 | Germany | Liberty 1C 006-92 795 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-92 7957", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 006-927957", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Mispress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Liberty C006-9279512", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 006-927957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 006-927957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty/United Records, Inc 1A 006-927957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Summertime Blues / C'Mon Everybody are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Germany. One of them is London Records DL 20 248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 20 248) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-MSX-2803-III-X-U Se-S Manufactured in Germany and 45-MSX-3077-III-X-U Se-S Manufactured in Germany. 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.
