Vinyl pressings
by LaVern Baker · 1959
You're Teasing Me / I Waited Too Long 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.
12 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.
45-A-3248-2Runout, side A etched, variant 1
45-A-3410-2Runout, side B etched, variant 1
45-A-3248-11Runout, side A etched, variant 2
45-A-3410-11Runout, side B etched, variant 2
A-3248Side A label
A-3410Side B label
45-A-3248-21 ∆28075Runout, side A etched
45-A-3410-21 ∆28074Runout, side B etched
A-3248Label Side A
A-3410Label Side B
A-3248Label Side A
A-3410Label Side B
A-3248Label Side A
A-3410Label Side B
45-A-3248-21 ∆28075Runout A
45-A-3410-21 ∆28074Runout B
A-3248Label A
A-3410Label 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 | London Records 45-HL-1536First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Atlantic 45-AT. 2021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8871First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Atlantic HLE 8871First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London Records HLE 8871 / London American Recordings HLE 8871First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-2021First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-2021First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-2021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-2021First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 2021First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-AT.2021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 45-2021First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of You're Teasing Me / I Waited Too Long are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2021, 2021, 45-AT.2021, HLE 8871) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-A-3248-2 and 45-A-3410-2. 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.
