Vinyl pressings
by Joe Dowell · 1962
Little Red Rented Rowboat 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.
10 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
YW 24572 1A-Side Runout, variant 1
YW 24571 1B-Side Runout, variant 1
YW 24572 2 S FA-Side Runout, variant 2
YW 24571 2 S FB-Side Runout, variant 2
YW24572A
YW24571B
E-9202A-Side etched runout
E-9201B-Side etched runout
YW 24572 1A-Side stamped runout
YW 24571 1B-Side stamped runout
YW 24572 2Runout - Stamped - Side A
YW 24571 1Runout - Stamped - Side B
YW24572Matrix - Center Label - Side A
YW24571Matrix - Center Label - Side B
7XYW 24572-INA-side (stamped)
7XYW 24571-INB-side (stamped)
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 | Esquire Mercury 45471First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury S-1759XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Philips Records (N.Z.) Ltd. 320153BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Scandinavia | Mercury 320 153 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Smash Records S-1759First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Smash Records S-1759First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Smash Records S-1759First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Smash Records S-1759First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
10 vinyl pressings of Little Red Rented Rowboat are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-1759.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-1759, 45-AMT 1180, 45471, S-1759X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 24572 1 and YW 24571 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.
