Vinyl pressings
by Lance Fortune · 1960
Be Mine (Alle Madchen Wollen Kussen) was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 6 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.
45 XX 1240 A-4Runout area side A variant 1
45 XX 1240 B-3Runout area side B variant 1
45 XX 1240 A-1 1 E/T D PRunout area side A variant 2
45 XX 1240 B-1 1 E/T HRunout area side B variant 1
45 XX 1240 A-4Runout side A
45 XX 1240 B-3Runout side B
45.XX.1240-ALabel side A
45.XX.1240-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Apex 9-76666First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | France | Pye Records 45-PV 15083 / Disques Vogue 45-PV 15083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV. 15083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Germany | Metronome B 1396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N.15240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15240First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Pye Records PP-0367", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Metronome B 13967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N.152407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Signature 120307", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Signature 120307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Be Mine (Alle Madchen Wollen Kussen) are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15240.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15240, 9-76666, 45-PV 15083, B 1396) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1240 A-4 and 45 XX 1240 B-3. 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.
