Vinyl pressings
by Guy Mitchell · 1959
Heartaches By The Number was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSP48252-1F HA-side runout etching, variant 1
3 ZSP48253-1G HB-side runout etching, variant 1
ZSP48252-1F HA-side runout etching, variant 2
• ZSP48253-1G HB-side runout etching, variant 2
ZSP48252-1C...A side runout, variant 1
ZSP48253-1AA...B side runout, variant 1
ZSP48252-1AB ..A side runout, variant 2
ZSP48253-1AB .B side runout, variant 2
ZSP48252-1JSide A, Stamped
ZSP48253-1JSide B, Stamped
ZSP 48252Label A
ZSP 48253Label B
ZSP48252A Side Label
ZSP48253B Side Label
ZSM 49162 JBLabel side A
ZSM 49163 JBLabel side B
JZSP 48252Side A label
JZSP 48253Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS-353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 4-41476First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 41476First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS 353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS 353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS 353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | South Africa | CBS CC.345First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.964 / Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.964First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.964 / Philips 322 496 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of Heartaches By The Number are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41476, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41476, S7 30476, PB.964, 45-PB.964) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP48252-1F H and 3 ZSP48253-1G H. 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.
