US
1959- Label and catalog number
- MGM Records K12752
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
H 58 XY 1291 1A-Side Runout
K 58 XY 1292 2B-Side Runout
58-XY-1291A-Side Label
58-XY-1292B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Jaye P. Morgan · 1959
Are You Lonesome Tonight / Miss You was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
H 58 XY 1291 1A-Side Runout
K 58 XY 1292 2B-Side Runout
58-XY-1291A-Side Label
58-XY-1292B-Side Label
58-XY-1291Side A label
58-XY-1292Side B label
D 58 XY 1291 PRunout, Side A, Stamped
H 58 XY 1292 1Runout, Side B, Stamped
58-XY-1291Label Side A
58-XY-1292Label Side B
WC 58 XY 1291 1 12752Side A runout
WC 58 XY 1292 2 12752Side B runout
58-XY-1291Side A label
58-XY-1292Side B label
H 58 XY 1291 1A-Side Runout
K 58 XY 1292 2B-Side Runout
58-XY-1291A-Side Label
58-XY-1292B-Side Label
58-XY-1291Side A label, in parentheses
58-XY-1292Side B label, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Norway | MGM Records 45-MGM-1005First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | MGM Records K12752First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Australia | MGM Records 45-MGM-5285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-1005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | MGM Records MGM.1005First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | MGM Records MGM-SPQ 20977", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MGM Records SK 50,1137", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Are You Lonesome Tonight / Miss You are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K12752.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K12752, 45-MGM-1005, MGM.1005, 45-MGM-5285) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H 58 XY 1291 1 and K 58 XY 1292 2. 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.