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Georgia Gibbs24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome

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24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome

by Georgia Gibbs · 1955

14 pressings7 countriesPop

24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome

4 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Mercury 70743X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YWM 12133 MIISide A runout

YWM 12132 MIISide B runout

YW12133Side A label

YW12132Side B label

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US

1955
Label and catalog number
Mercury 70743
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

YB12133Label Side A

YB12132Label Side B

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Sweden

1955
Label and catalog number
Mercury B 45-680
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
Runout / matrix

YW 45-12132

YW 45-12133

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955SwedenMercury B 45-680First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1955USMercury 70743First year10", 78 RPM10", 78 RPM
1955USMercury 70743X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1955USMercury 70743First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956FinlandMercury YW 12132Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956SwedenMercury B 680Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1956AustraliaEsquire Mercury 450357", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958UKMercury 7MT.2107", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceMercury MM 100847", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?ItalyMercury MM 70123 / Music MM 70123Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?Swedenmercury B 45-6807", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USMercury 70743X457", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USMercury 70743X457", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USMercury 70743X457", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. A24 Hours A Day (365 A Year)
  2. BGoodbye To Rome = Arrivederci Roma

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome are there?

14 vinyl pressings of 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1955 and 1958.

When was 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Sweden. One of them is Mercury 70743.

How do I tell if my copy of 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70743, 70743X45, B 45-680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YB12133 and YB12132. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is 24 Hours A Day / Goodbye To Rome on vinyl worth?

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.

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