Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Cochran · 1959
Teenage Heaven / I Remember 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.
13 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 7 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-LB-926-3 A1 A IVariant 1
45-LB-926-3 A2 A IVariant 1
45-LB-92[6 X"d out]7-3 A I ^1A side runout variant 2
45-LB-927-3 A1 IB side runout variant 2
45-LB-926-A2 A 1 RSide A
45-LB-0927-1 A A1 RSide B
45-LB-926-2A A1 RA runout, etched, variant #2
45-LB-0927-1 A1 RB runout, etched, variant #2
(45-LB-926)Label A
(45-LB-927)Label B
(45-LB-926)Side A label
(45-LB-927)Side B label
45-MSX-3299-1CA
45-MSX-3298-1CB
MSX.3299Side A label
MSX.3298Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | London Liberty F.55177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8880First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | London Records FL 1918 / London American Recordings FL 1918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.U.417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 8880 / London Records HLU 8880First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 8880 / London Records HLU 8880First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty F-55177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Liberty F-55177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty F-55177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Liberty F-55177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London Records 45-HLU 8880 / London American Recordings 45-HLU 8880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London Records HLU.8880 / London American Recordings HLU.8880First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty F-551777", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Teenage Heaven / I Remember are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty F-55177.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55177, 45-HLU 8880, HLU.8880, HLU 8880) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-LB-926-3 A1 A I and 45-LB-926-3 A2 A I. 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.
