Vinyl pressings
by Jan Bradley · 1962
Mama Didn't Lie / Lovers Like Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
(MR) 12053 JM0437 (Ω) △45941A-Side Deadwax etched
(MR) 12054 JM0438 (Ω) △45941-XB-Side Deadwax etched
U-12053Side A Label
U-12054Side B Label
④ 0 FR-1044-A-2 SheldonRunout A
④ 0 FR-1044-B-2 SheldonRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Formal FR-1044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chess 1845First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | Australia | Chess CH-0147", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Chess C-1845X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Triola TD 1777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Funckler AR 45.0837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Chess C.10097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 25 1827", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Pye International 7N.251827", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chess #18457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Chess 18457", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
25 vinyl pressings of Mama Didn't Lie / Lovers Like Me are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Chess 1845, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1845, FR-1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (MR) 12053 JM0437 (Ω) △45941 and (MR) 12054 JM0438 (Ω) △45941-X. 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.
