Vinyl pressings
by Georgia Gibbs · 1956
The Greatest Thing / Rock Right was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 5 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.
YW 12172 3F MISide A - runout stamped, variant 1
YW 12173 3F MISide B - runout stamped, variant 1
[YW 12172 3F MI] MIIISide A - runout etched / [stamped], variant 2
[YW 12173 3F MI] MIIISide B - runout etched / [stamped], variant 2
YW12172Side A - label
YW12173Side B - label
YW12172Side A - label
YW12173Side B - label
45-YWM-12172-1 'Anvil/Lathe Image'Side A - Stamped
45-YWM-12173-2 'Anvil/Lathe Image'Side B - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | Mercury 70811-X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | France | Barclay 32527First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 1956 | Italy | Mercury MM 70146 / Music MM 70146First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Italy | Mercury 70146x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70811x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Mercury MM 100897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Mercury 7081110", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of The Greatest Thing / Rock Right are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Mercury 70811X45, released February 9, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70811X45, 70811x45, 70811, 45050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 12172 3F MI and YW 12173 3F MI. 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.
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