Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1960
When Will I Be Loved / Be Bop A-Lula was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZTSP64863-2HRun-out Side A, stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSP64925-1H PPRun-out Side B, stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSP64863-1G PPRun-out Side A, stamped (Variant 2)
ZTSP64925-1H PPRun-out Side B, stamped (Variant 2)
ZTSP64863-2B . –A side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZTSP64925-1B ·B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZTSP64863-2B . –A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZTSP64925-1A ·B side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
L9-OW-2249-2AE A2 RA-side etched/stamped runout
L9-OW-2250-1AE A1 RB-side etched/stamped runout
L9OW 2249A-side label
L9OW 2250B-side label
ZTSP64863-2K △35395-XSide A runout (Variant 1)
ZTSP64925-1K △35412Side B runout (Variant 1)
ZTSP64863-2K △35395-XSide A runout (Variant 2)
ZTSP64925-1J △35412Side B runout (Variant 2)
(stamped) ZTSP64925-1K (etched) Δ.35412Side 1 deadwax
(stamped) ZTSP64863-2K (etched) Δ.35395-XSide 2 deadwax
ZTSP64863-2F (stamped) T (etched)A Side runout
ZTSP64925-1DB Side runout (stamped)
ZTSP 64863Side A label
ZTSP 64925Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records HL-1669First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Apex 9-76685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | India | London Records 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | India | London Records 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-A. 523 / London American Recordings NZL-A. 523First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | London International PD 8355First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-A. 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-A 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLA 9157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Cadence 1380First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Barnaby Records ZS7 6067", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Barnaby Records ZS7 6067", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Old Gold OG 9067 / Lightning Records OG 90677", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Barnaby Records B 5077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Barnaby Records B 5077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Barnaby Records B-5077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cadence 13807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of When Will I Be Loved / Be Bop A-Lula are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cadence 1380, released May 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1380, 45-HLA 9157, 45-HL-A. 9157, 45-HL-A 9157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP64863-2H and ZTSP64925-1H PP. 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.
