Vinyl pressings
by Les Paul & Mary Ford · 1955
Hummingbird / Goodbye, My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
45-13940-D7 ☖Variant 1: Side A Stamped
45-13941-D6#3 ☖Variant 1: Side B Stamped
45-13940-D5 #3 ☖Variant 2: Side A Stamped
45-13941-D8 2 ☖Variant 2: Side B Stamped
13940-D5stamped on side A
13941-D5stamped on side B
45 13940-D1 1 ☆Runout side
45 13941-D1 ☆Runout side
45-13940Label side
45-13941Label side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-432First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records 3165First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records F3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | New Zealand | Capitol Records 3165 / Capitol Records CP432First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records F3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records 3165First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records F3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records F3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records 3165First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records F3165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL14342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | UK | Capitol Records CL.14342First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP.432Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Capitol Records 3165Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records F31657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records CF 31657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 3165Shellac, 10" | Shellac, 10" |
18 vinyl pressings of Hummingbird / Goodbye, My Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1955 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records F3165.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F3165, 3165, 45-CL14342, CL.14342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-13940-D7 ☖ and 45-13941-D6#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.
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