Vinyl pressings
by Gene And Eunice · 1957
Strange World / The Vow was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
45 AL-3374-X △14639 MSICOA side runout, variant 1
45 AL-3374-Q △14729 MSICOB side runout, variant 1
45AL-3374-X △14639 M.S.I.COA side runout, variant 2
45AL-3374-Q M.S.I.CO △14729B side runout, variant 2
LRO - 6A Side
LRO - 5B Side
AL-3374-Q Δ14728Side A etched runout
AL-3374-X Δ14636Side B etched runout
CAP-2849 XSide A label
CAP-2848 XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Aladdin 45-3374First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Aladdin 45-3374First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1957 | US | Aladdin AL-3374First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Aladdin 3374First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Vogue Pop 45-V 91267", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Vogue Pop 45-V 91267", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Vocalion Pop V91267", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | WIRL WLS 30607", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| ? | Jamaica | Aladdin 45-33747", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Bouquet AL 33747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| ? | Jamaica | Down Beat 212 / 213Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Golden Oldies Records7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Aladdin7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Deltone DT-407 / Deltone DT-4087", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Aladdin 45-33747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Strange World / The Vow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Aladdin 45-3374.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3374, AL-3374, 3374) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 AL-3374-X △14639 MSICO and 45 AL-3374-Q △14729 MSICO. 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.
