Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1958
Call Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
ZSP44491-1BSide A Runout (Variant 1)
ZSP44492-1ESide B Runout (Variant 1)
ZSP44491-1A.A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSP44492-1E.B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSP44491-1DSide A Runout
ZSP44492-1DSide B Runout
ZSP44491-1DSide A Runout
ZSP44492-1DSide B Runout
J ZSP44491-1G.A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP44492-1G ...B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 44491A-Side Label
ZSP 44492B-Side Label
AA 263 053 TF 1F
AA 263 053 TF 2F
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia 41253First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia 4-41253First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Fontana 45-H.163 / Fontana 263 053 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Columbia 4-41253First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Columbia 4-41253First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia 4-41253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Columbia 4-41253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-2827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 263 053 TF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Fontana H.163Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Call Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-41253.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41253, 45-H.163, 41253) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP44491-1B and ZSP44492-1E. 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.
