Vinyl pressings
by Joey Dee & The Starliters · 1961
Peppermint Twist was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 14 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.
(16324)A-Side Label
(16325)B-Side Label
45 - 10D- 16324-9 △ - 40840 MR Bell SoundA-Side Deadwax
45 - 10D- 16325-9 △ - 40840-X MR Bell SoundB-Side Deadwax
10D-16324-8 AudioMatrix Bell SoundSide A - etched, AudioMatrix stamped, variant 1
10D-16325-7 AudioMatrix Bell SoundSide B - etched, AudioMatrix stamped, variant 1
10D-16324-7 AudioMatrix Bell SoundSide A - etched, AudioMatrix stamped, variant 2
10D-16325-8 AudioMatrix Bell SoundSide B - etched, AudioMatrix stamped, variant 2
10D-16324-8 AudioMatrix Bell SoundSide A runout
10D-16325-8 AudioMatrixSide B runout
16324Side A label
16325Side B label
16324A-side label
16325B-side label
10D-16324 [Audio Matrix]Runout, side A, etched / [Stamped]
10D-16325-2 [Audio Matrix]Runout, side B, etched
16324A-side label
16325B-side label
10D-16324-8 AudioMatrix Bell Sound ARPSide A - etched, AudioMatrix stamped
10D-16325-8 AudioMatrix ARPSide B - etched, AudioMatrix stamped
16324A-side label
16325B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Philips BF-270005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Roulette G-21406First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | Roulette 4401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Roulette R-4401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Roulette RL 4401 / Roulette 4401First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Greece | Fidelity 2728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | Roulette 2728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | India | Columbia 45-DB. 4758First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | Roulette R 4401First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | Roulette R 4401First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Japan | Roulette JET-1057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 21.144First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 21144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 21144 / Artone Gramofoonplaten RL 21144First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Roulette R-4401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BO 1057", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records D-24937", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor PC 10587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Roulette RGT 242X7", Reissue, Stereo | 7", Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Philips 19.0067", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | GRT GG 877", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | India | Columbia 45-DB. 47587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Roulette RL 211447", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Norway | Roulette R-44017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Roulette R-44017", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Columbia 45DB47587", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Roulette GG-287", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 02357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Roulette GG-287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Roulette GG-287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Roulette GG 287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Roulette GG-287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Roulette GG 287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
47 vinyl pressings of Peppermint Twist are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1961 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Roulette R-4401, released October 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-4401, 45-DB 4758, BF-270005, G-21406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (16324) and (16325). 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.
