Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Gleason · 1955
Lonesome Echo 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.
6 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 3 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.
W1-627-D1Runout stamp side A - variant 1
W2-627-D2Runout stamp side B - variant 1
W1-627-D15Runout stamp side A - variant 2
W2-627-D35Runout stamp side B - variant 2
W1-627Runout stamp side A
W2-627Runout stamp side B
W7-627-D20"Runout stamp side A
15 - W2-627-D35"Runout stamp side B
- W1-627-D16 [anvil]Side A runout, stamped
- W2-627-D31 [anvil] 1Side B runout, stamped
W1-627Side A label
W2-627Side B label
W1-627-D4Runout stamp side A
W2-627-D8Runout stamp side B
W1-627-D12Side A runout stamped
W2-627-D27Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W627First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records W627 / Capitol Records W-627First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | South Africa | Capitol Records LCT 6019First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records W 627 / Capitol Records W-627First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W627First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records W627 / Capitol Records W-627First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Australia | Capitol Records H-005LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W 627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records DW-627LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records DW627 / Capitol Records DW-627LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W627 / Capitol Records W-627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DW627 / Capitol Records DW-627LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T627 / Capitol Records T 627LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DW627 / Capitol Records DW-627LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W-627 / Capitol Records W 627LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Lonesome Echo are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records W 627.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 627, W-627, W627, LCT 6019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W1-627-D1 and W2-627-D2. 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.
