Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group · 1958
Tom Dooley / Rock O' My Soul 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.
7 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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 1172 A-3 1 A X/TSide A runout, stamped & etched
45 XX 1172 B-3 2 G X/TSide B runout, stamped & etched
45.XX.1172-ASide A label
45.XX.1172-BSide B label
45 XX 1172 A-3 3 X/T BStamped/etched runout, side A variant 1
45 XX 1172 B-3 4 X/T OStamped/etched runout, side B variant 1
45 XX 1172 A-4 3 X/T JStamped/etched runout, side A variant 2
45 XX 1172 B-3 6 X/T OStamped/etched runout, side B variant 2
XX.1172 A-4A Side Runout
XX.1172 B-2B Side Runout
XX 1172 A-4 XIT D 3A variant 1
XX 1172 B-IB variant 1
45 XX 1172 A-3 1 *X/T *DA-side runout, stamped unless *etched
45 XX 1172 B-3 1 *X/T *CB-side runout, stamped unless *etched
45.XX.1172-AA-side label
45.XX.1172-BB-side label
XX 1172 A-2 CA stamped
XX 1172 B-3 X/T GB stamped
XX 1172 A-4A stamped variant 2
XX 1172 B-2B stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Netherlands | Nixa 7N 15172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | Nixa 7N 15172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa N.15172First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15172First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa N.15172First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Pye Nixa 7N.15172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Metronome B 45-13177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Finland | Metronome B 45-13177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | France | Pye Records 45-PV. 150437", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Pye Nixa 7N151727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Tom Dooley / Rock O' My Soul are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, Netherlands, Norway. One of them is Pye Nixa 7N.15172, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15172, N.15172, 7N 15172) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 XX 1172 A-3 1 A X/T and 45 XX 1172 B-3 2 G X/T. 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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