US
November 30, 1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4-42640
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
ZSP-58489-1D oA-Side Runout
ZSP-58490-1D oB-Side Runout
ZSP 58489A-Side Label
ZSP 58490B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Marion Worth · 1962
Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ZSP-58489-1D oA-Side Runout
ZSP-58490-1D oB-Side Runout
ZSP 58489A-Side Label
ZSP 58490B-Side Label
ZSP 58489Side A label
ZSP 58490Side B label
J ZSP-58489-1EA-Side Runout
J ZSP-58490-1FB-Side Runout
JZSP 58489A-Side Label
JZSP 58490B-Side Label
AAG 134 ▽ 1F ▽ 1//420 12A Side Run Off
AAG 134 ▽ 2F ▽ 1//420 11 4B Side Run Off
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia 4-42640First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | CBS AAG 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42640First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42640First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42640First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42640First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BA-2210067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS CA 281.1567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BA4610057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-426407", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Scandinavia | CBS AAG 1347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | CBS SSC.3807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-42640, released November 30, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42640, AAG 134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-58489-1D o and ZSP-58490-1D o. 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.