Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1956
The Same Two Lips was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
CO56870-1AA side stamped variant 1
CO56872-1AB side stamped variant 1
CO56870-1DA side runout stamped variant 2
CO56872-1BB side runout stamped variant 2
J ZSP39195-1D. ✩A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP39197-1F. ✩B-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 39195A-Side Label
JZSP 39197B-Side Label
JZSP 39195-1GA-Side Label
JZSP 39197-1GB-Side Label
JZSP 39195A-Side Label
JZSP 39197B-Side Label
J ZSP39195-1G ✩ HA-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP39197-1G ✩ HB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 39195A-Side Label
JZSP 39197B-Side Label
CO56870-1FA side stamped
CO56872-1FB side stamped
CO 56870A side label
CO 56872B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40815-cFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40815-cFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 40815-CFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 40815-CFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40815-cFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40815-cFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-1217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KP-121Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-40815-c7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KP-121Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of The Same Two Lips are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia 40815-C, released December 17, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 40815-C, 4-40815-c) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO56870-1A and CO56872-1A. 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.
