Vinyl pressings
by Little Anthony & The Imperials · 1959
We Are The Imperials Featuring Little Anthony 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
ELPS - 303A-1Side A Runout (var. 1)
ELPS - 303B-1Side B Runout (var. 1)
G- LP303A 1-14-59Side A Runout (var. 2, etched)
GLP 303B 1-10-59Side B Runout (var. 2, etched)
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 | Canada | Zirkon Records ZLP 1600First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | End END LP 303 / End END 303First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | End LP 303First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | End END LP 303 / End END 303LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | End END LP 303 / End END 303LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | End END LP 303 / End END 303LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Roulette YZ-79-ROLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | End YZ-117-RO / Roulette YZ-117-ROLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | US | Roulette SR 59017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | WaxTime 500 408731LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | End END LP 303LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | End END LP 303LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | End END LP 303LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | End LP 303 / End END-303LP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | US | EMUS ES-12031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | End END LP 303 / End END 303LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of We Are The Imperials Featuring Little Anthony are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is End END LP 303.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use END LP 303, LP 303, ZLP 1600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ELPS - 303A-1 and ELPS - 303B-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.
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