Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lewis · 1956
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody/Come… was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
45 100713 19 3Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
45 100723 15 3Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
45 100713 2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
45 100723 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
RW100713T3A H 3A side runout
RW100723T3A HB side runout
100713A side label
100723◈B side label
45 100713 6 3Runout, Side A, Stamped
45 100723 12 3Runout, Side B, Stamped
45-100713Label Side A
45-100723Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | Festival Records FS-1237First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | Decca 30124First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | Brunswick 12 080First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick 45-05636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 30124First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 30124First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 30124First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 05636Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 05636Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Omega 9.61.0887", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody/Come… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca 9-30124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30124, 30124, 45-05636, FS-1237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 100713 19 3 and 45 100723 15 3. 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.
