US
August 1964- Label and catalog number
- Imperial 66056
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
IM-5973Side A
IM-5974Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1964
Maybelline was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 9 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.
IM-5973Side A
IM-5974Side B
IM 5973-RE XA-side runout, etched
IM 5974B-side runout, etched
IM 5973A-side label
IM 5974B-side label
[MR Circled] IM5973-Re △ 53529Runout, Side A, Etched
[MR Circled] IM5974 △ 53529XRunout, Side B, Etched
IM-5973Label Side A
IM-5974Label Side B
IM 5973 RE XSide A runout
IM 5974Side B runout
IM 5973Side A label
IM 5974Side B label
IM-5973-RE2Runout, Side A, variant 1
IM-5974-2Runout, Side B, variant 1
IM-5973-RE2 I A1Runout, Side A, stamped, variant 2
IM-5974-2 A1 IRunout, Side B, stamped, variant 2
IM-5973Side A
IM-5974Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Liberty LIB-66056 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Imperial JET-1475First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Imperial AI 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.66056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 66056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Imperial 66056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Liberty L 22 799 / Liberty LIB 66056 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | California C4287", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Imperial IRS.67", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Liberty LIB 660567", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Maybelline are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Imperial 66056, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66056, LIB 66056, L 22 799, LIB-66056 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IM-5973 and IM-5974. 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.