Vinyl pressings
by LaVern Baker · 1958
I Cried A Tear / Dix-A-Billy was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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 45A-3132-5 2 ATA-Side runout etching variant 1
D 45A-3131-6 4C 2 ATB-Side runout etching variant 1
D 45A-3132-5A-Side runout etching variant 2
D 45A-3131-8 4CB-Side runout etching variant 2
45-A-3132-13A-Side Runout Etching
45-A-3131-13B-Side Runout Etching
A-3132A-Side Label
A-3131B-Side Label
45-A-3132-23 4C △25799Runout A
45-A-3131-23 4C △25798Runout B
A-3132Label A
A-3131Label B
45A-3132-6 1 ATA-Side runout etching
B 45A-3131-6 4C 2 ATB-Side runout etching
A-3132A-Side label
A-3131B-Side label
A-3132-11A-Side Label
A-3131-11B-Side Label
45-A-3132-23 △25799Side A runout
45-A-3131-23 △25798 ̷△̷2̷5̷7̷8̷9̷Side B runout
A-3132Side A label
A-3131Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Atlantic 45-AT-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 2007First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 2007First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 45-2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-14907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Japan | Atlantic ATL-10247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-20077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-20077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-20077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-20077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of I Cried A Tear / Dix-A-Billy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 45-2007, released November 3, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2007, 2007, 45-AT-2007, AT. 2007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D 45A-3132-5 2 AT and D 45A-3131-6 4C 2 AT. 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.
