Vinyl pressings
by Kingston Trio · 1959
Here We Go Again! was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
4S +1-1258-D6 ☆Side A runout variant 1
5S +2-1258-D6 1 ☆Side B runout variant 1
+1-1258-D8 2 ☆Side A runout variant 2
+2-1258-D6 1 ☆Side B runout variant 2
T1-1258-N2 [Anvil symbol]A side runout variant 1
T2-1258-N3 [Anvil symbol]B side runout variant 1
T1-1258-N1 #4 S1 [Anvil symbol]A side runout variant 2
T2-1258-N8 [Anvil symbol]B side runout variant 2
T1 1258 D3 𝙸 A3Runout, Stamped, Side A
T2 1258 N3 𝙸 A4Runout, Stamped, Side B
T1 1258 D3 𝙸 A2Side A Variant 1
T2 1258 D4 𝙸 B2Side B Variant 1
ST1-1258-D2#4 S3 MRunout (Stamped) Side A
ST2-1258-D4#2 S2 MRunout (Stamped) Side B
ST1-1258Label Side 1
ST2-1258Label Side 2
st1-1258-D17 1 ☆Runout side A
st2-1258-D8 2 ∴Runout side B
ST1-1258Label side A
ST2-1258Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records T1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T1258 / Capitol Records T-1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T1258 / Capitol Records T 1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records T1258 / Capitol Records T 1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records T1258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1258 / Capitol Records T1258LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1258 / Capitol Records T1258LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T1258 / Capitol Records T-1258LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST.1258 / Capitol Records ST. 1258LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST1258 / Capitol Records ST-1258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-1258 / Capitol Records ST1258LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T1258 / Capitol Records T-1258LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of Here We Go Again! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T1258, released October 19, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T1258, ST1258, ST-1258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4S +1-1258-D6 ☆ and 5S +2-1258-D6 1 ☆. 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.
