Vinyl pressings
by James Last · 1968
Rock Around With Me! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
2 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V 00 249250 ASide A, variant 1
Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V 00 249250 BSide B, variant 1
1 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V N 00 249250 ASide A, variant 2
2 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V 00 249250 B NSide B, variant 2
2 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V H 00 249250 ARunout Side A
2 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V F 00 249250 BRunout Side B
2 (P) 1968 F8 <>V 00 249250 ASide A
(P) 1968 F8 <>V 00 249250 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Polydor 249 250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | Australia | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 94 501LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Brazil | Polydor LPG 624.008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | Polydor LPS 624.502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Colombia | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 658 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 249 250First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 249 250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 249 250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Polydor 249 250 ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Italy | Polydor 249 250 ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Rock Around With Me! are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Germany, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Polydor 249 250.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 249 250, LPG 624.008, LPS 624.502, 658 112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V 00 249250 A and Ⓟ 1968 F8 ◇V 00 249250 B. 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.
