Vinyl pressings
by George Maharis · 1962
After The Lights Go Down Low was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ZSP-56381-1F .A-Side Runout Variant 1
· ZSP-56382-1H .B-Side Runout Variant 1
· ZSP-56381-1A ...A-Side Runout Variant 2
· ZSP-56382-1A .B-Side Runout Variant 2
J ZSP-56381-1E HHHHA-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP-56382-1E HHHHB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP-56381-1C TIIA runout
ZSP-56382-1C TIB runout
ZSP 56381A label
ZSP 56382B label
J ZSP-56381-1B .A-Side Runout Etching
ZSP-56382-1A ...B-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 56381A-Side Label
JZSP 56382B-Side Label
ZSP-56381-1HSide A, stamped runout
ZSP-56382-1JSide B, stamped runout
(ZSP 56381)Side A, label
(ZSP 56382)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Epic 5-9504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45 DD 753 / Columbia 45-DD 753First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 236 / Columbia 45-DW 6038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | International IS 20039First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4840First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Epic 5-9504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Epic 5-9504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Epic 5-9504First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Epic 5-9504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-5177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 22 2367", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of After The Lights Go Down Low are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Epic 5-9504.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-9504, 45-DB 4840, 45 DD 753, C 22 236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-56381-1F . and · ZSP-56382-1H .. 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.
