Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1958
Problems 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.
15 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.
ZTSP 28635-1A·A side deadwax - etched
ZTSP 28636-1A .B side deadwax - etched
ZTSP 28633Side A Runout Stamped [Variant 1]
ZTSP 28636-1BSide B Runout Etched [Variant 1]
45-HB-403-N1 #2 [Anvil Symbol]Side A runout
45-HB-404-N15 [Anvil Symbol]Side B runout
HB-403Side A label
HB-404Side B label
JO9W-0167variant 1 - Side A
JO9W-0168variant 1 - Side B
JO9W-0167-N12 C1 Rvariant 2 - Side A
JO9W-0168-N17 A1 Rvariant 2 - Side A
JO9W 0167 N9 A 2 IRunout A variant 1
JO9W 0168 N10 I A 2Runout B variant 1
JO9W 0167 N9 A 1 IRunout A variant 2
JO9W 0168 N9 A IRunout B variant 2
45-403Runout A
45-404Runout B
HB-403Label side A
J09W-0167Label side A
45-HB-403-N-4 Δ25541A-side etched
45-HB-404-N-3 Δ 25543B-side etched
HB-403 JO9W-0167A-side label
HB-404 JO9W-0168B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1464First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Apex 9-76392First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Apex 76392First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Germany | Heliodor 453016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | London Records 45-HL-A, 8781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.A.373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.A.373First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Cadence 1355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records B 5047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records B-5047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Old Gold OG 90637", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Apex 76392Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | India | London Records 45-HL-A 87817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Problems are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Cadence 1355, released October 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1355, 45-HL-1464, 9-76392, 76392) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 28635-1A· and ZTSP 28636-1A .. 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.
