Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Thunder · 1962
Loop De Loop 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.
11 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
D-129-A AudioMatrixRunout side A etched, AudioMatrix stamped
Bell Sound D-129-B AudioMatrixRunout side B etched, Bell Sound & AudioMatrix stamped
D-129ALabel side A
D-129BLabel side B
Bell Sound MR D-129-A △45843Runout A
Bell Sound MR D-129-B △ 45843-XRunout B
(D-129-A)Side A label
(D-129-B)Side B label
Bell SoundSide A/B (Stamped)
D-129ASide A Label
D-129-BSide B Label
D-129-A. AudioMatrixA-Side Runout
D-129-B. AudioMatrix Bell SoundB-Side Runout
D-129AA-Side Label
D-129BB-Side Label
45 KR-3095Label A Side
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 | His Master's Voice EA-4527First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Apex 76842First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Stateside GSS 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Stateside QSS 1004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Japan | Stateside Y-16First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Sweden | Stateside 45-SS 149 / Stateside SS 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45-SS 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Diamond Records Inc D-129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Diamond Records Inc D-129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Diamond Records Inc D-129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Diamond Records Inc D-129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 22 402 / Columbia Stateside 45-DW 61197", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.20187", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Spain | Stateside LSS 6027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Delta DS-5015 / Diamond Records Inc D-1297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Columbia SCRF 6147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Delta DS-50157", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | South Africa | His Master's Voice 45-SAB 4387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D 26517", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
21 vinyl pressings of Loop De Loop are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Diamond Records Inc D-129.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-129, 45-SS 149, EA-4527, 76842) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-129-A AudioMatrix and Bell Sound D-129-B AudioMatrix. 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.
