US
1953- Label and catalog number
- Mood Records 1013
- Format
- 10", 78 RPM, Promo
Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Avalon · 1953
What Little Girl / I'll Wait For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1953, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | US | Mood Records 1013First year10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | Belgium | Champ Records 1025x4545 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1958 | Canada | Reo 8294X45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1958 | Canada | Reo 8294Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 5697", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Chancellor C102645 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1958 | US | Chancellor C-10267", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Chancellor C-10267", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Chancellor C10267", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 5697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of What Little Girl / I'll Wait For You are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1953 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Mood Records 1013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.