Vinyl pressings
by Fabian · 1959
Hound Dog Man 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.
24 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 13 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.
C-1044-A LW C-1044-A LWRunout side A, etched - second iteration is faint
C 1044 B (1) LWRunout side B, etched - "1" is in a circle
1044 AA
1044 BB
C-1044 AA-side label
C-1044 BB-side label
C-1044 A #3 LW C C-1044-A LWA-Side Runout Etching
C C 1044 B 1 LWB-Side Runout Etching
45-1044 AA-Side Label
45-1044 BB-Side Label
45-1044AA-side label
45-1044BB-side label
45 C-1044-A C-1044-A △32345Deadwax A
45 C-1044 B ② △32346Deadwax B
C-1044-A LW WW C-1044-A LWSide A runout
C 1044 B ① LW MSide B runout
45-1044 ASide A label
45-1044 BSide 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 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DSOA 2857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | His Master's Voice 45-EA.4370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | Chancellor C 1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | Chancellor C-1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | Chancellor C-1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Chancellor 45-C-1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Sonet T 8047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP 695First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | His Master's Voice 45-POP (I) 695First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Chancellor 02017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Chancellor C-1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice HR 10339First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 695First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 695First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Chancellor 45-S-C1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | President Hifi Records P 1347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 453 0637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Sonet T 80477", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
27 vinyl pressings of Hound Dog Man are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Norway, Argentina and more. One of them is Chancellor C 1044, released November 16, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 1044, C-1044, 45-S-C1044, C1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-1044-A LW C-1044-A LW and C 1044 B (1) LW. 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.
