US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Liberty 55704
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Shelley Pressing
- Runout / matrix
LB 1872 X XRunout, Side A Etched
LB 1873Runout, Side B Etched
LB-1872Label Side A
LB-1873Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Jan & Dean · 1964
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
LB 1872 X XRunout, Side A Etched
LB 1873Runout, Side B Etched
LB-1872Label Side A
LB-1873Label Side B
LB 1872 [T]Runout, side A, etched, [embosed] (Variant 1)
LB 1873Runout, side B, etched (Variant 1)
X LB 1872A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
LB 1873B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
LB-1872-1 A2 IA-side runout, Variant 1
LB-1873-3 A1 IB-side runout, Variant 1
LB-1872-2 IA-side runout, stamped, Variant 2
LB-1873-2 IB-side runout, stamped, Variant 2
LB-1872 △ 52951Runout side A, stamped
LB-1873 △ 52951XRunout side B, stamped
LB-1872Label A
LB-1873Label B
LB-1872A-side label
LB-1873B-side label
LB_1872_1 1Both runouts, stamped
LB-1872Both labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Liberty F-55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Liberty L 22 768 / Liberty LIB 55704 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Liberty LR-2474First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Japan | Liberty LR-2474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 55704First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 55704 / Liberty F-55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Liberty 55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Liberty F-55704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Liberty LIB 55704J7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty 55704.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55704, F-55704, LIB 55704, LIB-55704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB 1872 X X and LB 1873. 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.