Vinyl pressings
by Julie London · 1956
Lonely Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
LRP-3012-PT-1 - FB-2034-N12 [Anvil symbol]A runout - variant 1
LRP-3012-PT-2 - FB-2035-N3 [Anvil symbol]B runout - variant 1
LRP-3012-PT-1 - FB-203-N7#12 [Anvil symbol]A runout - variant 2
LRP-3012-PT-2 - FB-2035-N1 [Anvil symbol]B runout - variant 2
FB-2034Label A
FB-2035Label B
-Lrp-3012-A-RE-2 [anvil symbol]Side 1
LRP-3012-B NFB-2035-D6 [anvil symbol]Side 2
FB-2034-D6 ☆ 1 LRP-3012A side runout
FB-2034-D7 1 ☆ LRP-3012B side runout
- LRP-3012-A-D3 [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching
- NPB-2035-D6 [lathe] LRP-3012-BB-Side Runout Etching
LRP-3012-A HSide A runout
LRP-3060-S2 HSide B runout
LRP-3012-A B-15509RSide A runout
LRP -3012B B-15510Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | London Records HAA 7520First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | London Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Liberty LRP 3012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LST-7029LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Liberty LRP 3012LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Liberty LPR-3012LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Philippines | Liberty LRP 3012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Liberty LP-7052LP, Stereo, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Liberty LRP 3012 / Liberty 1552901LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LRP 3012LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Lonely Girl are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Liberty LRP 3012, released June 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRP 3012, HAA 7520) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRP-3012-PT-1 - FB-2034-N12 [Anvil symbol] and LRP-3012-PT-2 - FB-2035-N3 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
