Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1959
Little Queenie 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.
14 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 6 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.
45-U 376 SheldonSide A Runout: Etched except Sheldon Stamped
45-U 377 SheldonSide B Runout: Etched except Sheldon Stamped
U-376Label, Side A
U-377Label, Side B
45-U 376 X △31926 SheldonRunout A
45-U 377 X △31927 SheldonRunout B
U-376Label A
U-377Label B
45=U 376 SheldonSide A runout
45=U 377 SheldonSide B runout
U-376Side A label
U-377Side B label
45-MSY-3857-1C U ET 1Runout, side A
45-MSY-3858-1C U ET 1Runout, side B
MSY.3857Label side A, inverted
MSY.3858Label side B, inverted
45-MSY-3857-1C KH 1Runout side A
45-MSY-3858-1C KH 1Runout side B
MSYF.3857Label Side A, inverted
MSYF.3858Label side B, inverted
45-MSY-3857-IC IZRunout Side A
45-MSY-3858-IC TZ +Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLS 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL-S.484First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-S.484First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Norway | London Records HL 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLS 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S.8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S. 8993 / London American Recordings 45-HLS 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HL-S 8993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLS 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-S. 8993 / London American Recordings 45-HLS 8993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Sun 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Sun 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Sun 330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | London Records 9-5.1377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Sun SUN #397", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Little Queenie are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Sun 330, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 330, 45-HLS 8993, 45-HL-S.8993, 45-HL-S. 8993) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-U 376 Sheldon and 45-U 377 Sheldon. 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.
