US
1959- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor EPA-4333RCA Victor EPA 4333
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
- Runout / matrix
J2PH-8415A-side label
J2PH-8416B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Henry Mancini · 1959
The Music From Peter Gunn 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.
11 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
J2PH-8415A-side label
J2PH-8416B-side label
J2PZ-8417side A
J2PZ-8418side B
J2PH-8415A-side label
J2PH-8416B-side label
J2PH-8415A-side label
J2PH-8416B-side label
variant 1 (J2:PH8415-2S:A1 R)A-side
variant 1 (J2:PH8416-2S:A1 R)B-side
J2PH-8415Label A
J2PH-8416Label B
J2 PH8415-3S HDeadwax A
J2 PH8416-3S HDeadwax B
K2PH-0085Side 1 runout, stamped
K2PH-0086Side 2 runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 20178First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA S 20178First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA S20178First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA EPA-4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | New Zealand | RCA RPX 1053First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4333 / RCA Victor EPA 4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor ESP 4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 45EP EPA-4333 / RCA Victor EPA-4333First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of The Music From Peter Gunn are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor EPA-4333.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA-4333, ESP 4333, 45EP EPA-4333, 20178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2PH-8415 and J2PH-8416. 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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