Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1958
Take A Message To Mary / Poor Jenny 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.
2 pressings came out in 1958, 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-MSK-3400-1CSide A runout stamped
45-MSK-3401-1CSide B runout stamped
MSK.3400Side A label, inverted
MSK.3401Side B label, inverted
MSK.3400Label A
MSK.3401Label 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 | UK | London American Recordings HL-A.8863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 8863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-15237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 9-764707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 76470Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Heliodor 453 0327", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | India | London Records 45-HLA 88637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Heliodor 45 30327", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | Heliodor 45 30327", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.4107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.4107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLA 88637", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 13647", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 13647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 13647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Apex 76470Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records B-5057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Old Gold OG 90647", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Heliodor 45 30327", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 453 0327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 4530327", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 453 0327", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | London International Recordings PD.8228Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 88637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Take A Message To Mary / Poor Jenny are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK. One of them is London American Recordings HL-A.8863.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HL-A.8863, 45-HLA 8863) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-MSK-3400-1C and 45-MSK-3401-1C. 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.
