US
1958- Label and catalog number
- ABC-Paramount 45-9899
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Shelley Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ABC-3196-45 4A-Side Runout Etching
ABC-3197-45 4 XB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3196Label A
AMP 45-3197Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Platt & His Orchestra · 1958
Tequila / Popcorn 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.
10 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
ABC-3196-45 4A-Side Runout Etching
ABC-3197-45 4 XB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3196Label A
AMP 45-3197Label B
AMP 45-3196Label A
AMP 45-3197Label B
AMP 45-3196Label A
AMP 45-3197Label B
(45AMP3196) 45Label Side A
(45AMP3197) 45Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | W & G WG-SPN-613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 546RFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Netherlands | ABC-Paramount 22.024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9899First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9899First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9899First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 4-546RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Tequila / Popcorn are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-9899.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-9899, 45-DB 4101, 4-546R, WG-SPN-613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC-3196-45 4 and ABC-3197-45 4 X. 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.