Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group · 1960
My Old Man's A Dustman 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.
19 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 9 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 1256 A-3Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
45 XX 1256 A-4Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
45 XX 1256 B-1Side B runout, stamped
45 XX 1256 A-6Side A runout, stamped, variant 3
45 XX 1256 A-4 // B 2 // AV E/T O // CMISide A Runout @6 [Stamped] // @3 [Etched] // @12 [Etched] // @9 [Stamped]
45 XX 1256 B-1 // 2 CMI // A/V E/TSide B Runout @6 [Stamped] // @3 [Etched] // @12 [Etched]
45.XX.1256-ASide A Label
45.XX.1256-BSide B Label
45 XX 1256 A-6 4 E/T UVariant 1, A-side runout
45 XX 1256 B-2 2 E/T VVariant 1, B-side runout
45 XX 1256 A-4 AY E/TVariant 2, A-side runout
45 XX 1256 B-1 AY11 E/TVariant 2, B-side runout
45 XX 1256 A-3A-side runout variant 1
45 XX 1256 B-1B-side runout variant 1, 3
45 XX 1256 A-4 E/T E 1A-side runout, variant 2
45 XX 1256 B-1 E/T 4B-side runout, variant 2
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 | Australia | Pye Records PP-046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Metronome B 1402First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Pye Nixa 7N 15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | London Records PDS.113 / London International Recordings PDS.113First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records N.15256First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records N.15256First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 45-2058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Pye Records PP-0467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Pye Records PP - 0467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of My Old Man's A Dustman are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15256, released March 16, 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15256, N.15256, 45-2058, 2058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1256 A-3 and 45 XX 1256 A-4. 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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