Vinyl pressings
by Jack Scott · 1958
Leroy / My True Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 11 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.
CRC-149-45 -IT"Side A etched variant 1
CRC-150-45 -IT¹¹Side B etched variant 1
CRC-149-45#2 -ITSide A etched variant 2
CRC-150-45#2 -ITSide B etched variant 2
CRC-149Side A Label
CRC-150Side B Label
45-CRC-149 4T I A2A side - runout (etched, except I and A2, which are stamped), Variant 1
45-CRC-150 4T I AIB side - runout (etched, except I and AI, which are stamped), Variant 1
45-CRC-149 4T I A3A side - runout (etched, except I and A3, which are stamped), Variant 1
45-CRC-150 4T I A2B side - runout (etched, except I and A2, which are stamped), Variant 1
CRC-149-45 -4T △21384Etched Side A
CRC-150-45 -4T △21385Etched Side B
CRC-149Label Side A
CRC-150Label Side B
CRC-149-45 -4T △21384Etched Side A
CRC-150-45 -4T △21385Etched Side B
CRC-149Label Side A
CRC-150Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.031First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Carlton C-462XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Carlton C-462First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Carlton C-462XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | London Records 45-HLU 8626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Mexico | London Records 45/49First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.341First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.341First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-U.8626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLU 8626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-U. 8626First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HL-U 8626First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Carlton 462First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Disques London HL-U 8.6267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | London Records 69.038 B7", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1972 | France | London Records 84.1017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | London Records 45 HL U 86267", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
33 vinyl pressings of Leroy / My True Love are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Norway and more. One of them is Carlton 462, released April 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 462, 45-HL-U.8626, 45-HLU 8626, 45-HL-U. 8626) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRC-149-45 -IT" and CRC-150-45 -IT¹¹. 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.
