Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Mack · 1963
Memphis / Down In The Dumps was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
P-5-KM-6059 I ISide A runout, variant 1
P-5-KM-6060 I ASide B runout, variant 1
P-5-KM-6059Side A runout, variant 2
P-5-KM-6060-X-3Side B runout, variant 2
P5-KM-6059-X-1 AA-side runout, variant 1
P5-KM-6060-X-1 A3B-side runout, variant 1
P5KM-6059A-side runout, variant 2
P5KM-6060B-side runout, variant 2
P-5-KM-6059-X-2 HRunout A, etched exc. H
P-5-KM-6060-X-2 HRunout B, etched exc. H
P5KM-6059Side A Label
P5KM-6060Side B Label
P-5-KM-6059 I A4A-Side Etched, Variant 1
P-5-KM-6060 I A6B-Side Etched, Variant 1
P-5-KM-6059 I A4A-Side Etched, Variant 2
P-5-KM-6060-X-3 A1B-Side Etched, Variant 2
P5-KM-6059-X-1 A2 RA-side runout, variant 1
P5-KM-6060-X-1 A1 RB-side runout, variant 1
P-5-KM-6059-X-1 B1 RA-side runout, variant 2
P5-KM-6060-X-1 A4 RB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | W & G WG-S-1626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Barry B-3182XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Barry B-3182XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | Columbia SCRF 20.026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Columbia SCRF 665First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Stateside GSS 122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Stateside SS(I) 207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE. 2510First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside 45 HSS 1094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | W & G WGS-1626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 207First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Fraternity Records F-906First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Fraternity Records F-906First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Fraternity Records F-906First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Memphis / Down In The Dumps are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Fraternity Records F-906.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-906, SS 207, JET-1304, WG-S-1626) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-5-KM-6059 I I and P-5-KM-6060 I A. 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.
