Vinyl pressings
by Joan Weber · 1954
Let Me Go Lover / Marionette was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 3 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.
C052582-2C HA side deadwax - stamped variant 1
C052581-2D H 1B side deadwax - stamped variant 1
C052582-2KA side deadwax - stamped variant 2
C052581-2HB side deadwax - stamped variant 2
ZSP34068-1DSide A, Runout, variant 1
ZSP34067-1J TSide B, Runout, variant 1
ZSP34068-1FSide A, Runout, variant 2
ZSP34067-1HSide B, Runout, variant 2
ZSP34068-1O HA-Side - Stamped
ZSP34067-1N HB-Side - Stamped
ZSP 34068A-Side - Label
ZSP 34067B-Side - Label
ZSP34068-1AEA side runout, variant 1
ZSP34067-1AKB side runout, variant 1
ZSP34068-1AG..A side runout, variant 2
ZSP34067-1AJ..B side runout, variant 2
CO52582-2AGA side stamped variant 1
CO52581-2AJB side stamped variant 1
CO52582-2AKA side stamped variant 2
CO52581-2ADB side stamped variant 2
C052582-2D HA side deadwax - stamped
C052581-2C HB side deadwax - stamped
CO 52582A side label
CO 52581B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia 4-40366First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40366First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1954 | Germany | Philips 300 512 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40366First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40366First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40366First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40366First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40366First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40366First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | Australia | Philips B 21493 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Philips B 21493 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 40366Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 40366Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Philips P.B.389 / Philips B21493HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Let Me Go Lover / Marionette are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1954 and 1955.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, Germany, Canada. One of them is Columbia 40366, released October 18, 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40366, 4-40366, 300 512 PF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C052582-2C H and C052581-2D H 1. 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.
