Vinyl pressings
by Fats Domino · 1968
Walking To New Orleans was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
LBF 15098 A▽1 420 1¹ 1Side A, on runout, machine stamped
LBF 15098 B▽1 420 1 1Side B, on runout, machine stamped
LBF.15098 ASide A, on label
LBF.15098 BSide B, on label
LBF 15098 A 21 M3 260004Runout stamped A side
LBF 15098 B 21 M3 260005Runout stamped B side
LBF 15098 ALabel A side
LBF 15098 BLabel B side
15098 A-2 Made in GermanyRunout A-Side
15098 B-1 Made in GermanyRunout B-Side
15098 A-2 Made in GermanyRunout A-Side
15098 B-1 Made in GermanyRunout B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Liberty LIF 509 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Liberty 15 098 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Liberty 15 098 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBF 15098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 35.8827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records K-64467", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records K64467", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-97659 / United Artists Records 5C 006-97 6597", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | United Artists Records UASP 2947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | United Artists Records UP 357977", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | United Artists Records UP 357977", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | United Artists Records SL 0131 / RTV Ljubljana SL 01317", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Electrola 1C006-83 3097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables Col 60117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1992 | US | Collectables Col 60117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records LBF 15.098 / Liberty LBF 15.0987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | United Artists Records LBF 15.098 / Liberty LBF 15.098 L7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | United Artists Records LBF 15.098 / Liberty LBF 15.0987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6167 4107", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6167 4107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty Records AUS 397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UP 357977", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Walking To New Orleans are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, France, Germany. One of them is Liberty LBF 15098, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBF 15098, LIF 509 F, 15 098 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LBF 15098 A▽1 420 1¹ 1 and LBF 15098 B▽1 420 1 1. 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.
