Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1978
The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis - 20 Original… was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CRM 2001 A-1◇MBSide A runout, variant 1
CRM 2001 B-1◇MBSide B runout, variant 1
CRM 2001 A-1◇MB I FSide A runout, variant 2
CRM 2001 B-1◇MB I ESide B runout, variant 2
CRM 2001 A-1◇MBRunout side A, etched
CRM 2001 B-1◇MBRunout side B, etched
CRM 2001 A-1◇MBSide A
CRM 2001 B-1◇MBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Portugal | Charly Records CRM 2001First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CRM 2001First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CRM 2001First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CRM 2001First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Charly Records 77-2091 / Auvi 77-2091LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Italy | Oxford OX 3229LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | New Zealand | EMI AXIS 120 / Charly Records AXIS 120LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | Poland | Charly Records SX-T 125LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LMCHRLY 11132 / Charly Records CRM 2001LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Poland | Tonpress SX-T 125 / Charly Records SX-T 125LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Charly Records CRM 2001LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Charly Records CRM 2001LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | RPM LPS 5062LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis - 20 Original… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Portugal. One of them is Charly Records CRM 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRM 2001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRM 2001 A-1◇MB and CRM 2001 B-1◇MB. 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.
