UK
1962- Label and catalog number
- CBS AAG 122CBS 4-42529
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
AAG 122 1F ∇ 1 // 420 VVVSide A runout
AAG 122 2F ∇ 1 // 420 VVVSide B runout
AAG-122.1FSide A label
AAG-122.2FSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Dean · 1962
Little Black Book 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.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AAG 122 1F ∇ 1 // 420 VVVSide A runout
AAG 122 2F ∇ 1 // 420 VVVSide B runout
AAG-122.1FSide A label
AAG-122.2FSide B label
ZSP-57727-1AASide A Stamped
ZSP-57726-1LSide B Stamped
ZSP 57727Side A Label
ZSP 57726Side A Label
ZSP-57727-1C TIIIRunout, side A, etched
ZSP-57726-1C TIIRunout, side B, etched
ZSP 57727Label side A
ZSP 57726Label side B
ZSP-57727Side A Stamped
ZSP-57726Side B Stamped
JZSP 57726Side A label
JZSP 57727Side B label
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 | Australia | Coronet KS-535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | CBS AAG 122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Hong Kong | CBS CBS 018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS AAL 107 / CBS 42529First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coronet KS535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | CBS AAG 122 / CBS 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42529 / Philco 4-42529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 11077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-425297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Little Black Book are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS AAG 122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AAG 122, 4-42529, KS-535, CBS 018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AAG 122 1F ∇ 1 // 420 VVV and AAG 122 2F ∇ 1 // 420 VVV. 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.