Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Avalon · 1960
Tuxedo Junction / Where Are You 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.
13 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
C 45-C-1052-A-1 LW C-1052-AA-side runout, variant 1
C 45-C-1052-B-1 LWB-side runout, variant 1
C 45-C-1052-A LW DA-side runout, variant 2
C 45-C-1052•B-1 D LWB-side runout, variant 2
C-1052-A LWA-Side Runout Etching
C-1052-B LWB-Side Runout Etching
C 1052 AA-Side Label
C 1052 BB-Side Label
1052 AA-side label
1052 BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP 766First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Chancellor CH 2024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Norway | Sonet T 8080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Scandinavia | Sonet T 8080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Scandinavia | Sonet T 8080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Scandinavia | Sonet T-8080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 766First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C 1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C 1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice 45-EA.43907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Chancellor C.1025x457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Chancellor C-1052X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Tuxedo Junction / Where Are You are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, India, Netherlands and more. One of them is Chancellor C-1052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-1052, C 1052, 45-POP 766, CH 2024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 45-C-1052-A-1 LW C-1052-A and C 45-C-1052-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.
