Vinyl pressings
by Marty Wilde · 1959
A Teenager In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AA 326364 ▽1F 1 // 420Stamped Runout - Side A
AA 326364 ▽2F▽3 // 420Stamped Runout - Side B
AA 326 364 1FLabel Matrix - Side A
AA 326 364 2 FLabel Matrix - Side B
AA 326364 ▽1F 1 // 420Stamped Runout - Side A
AA 326364 ▽2F▽3 // 420Stamped Runout - Side B
AA 326 364 1FLabel Matrix - Side A
AA 326 364 2 FLabel Matrix - Side B
AA 326364 1F 1 // 420Stamped in run-out area A-side
AA 326364 2F 2 // 420Stamped in run-out area B-side
AA 326 364 1 FLabel A-side
AA 326 364 2 FLabel B-side
AA 326364 ▽1F 1 // 420Stamped Runout - Side A
AA 326364 ▽2F▽2 // 420Stamped Runout - Side B
AA 326 364 1FLabel Matrix - Side A
AA 326 364 2 FLabel Matrix - Side B
AA 26364 1F ▽ 1H = 2 // 420Label Matrix - Side A
AA 26364 1F ▽ 2H ▽ = 1 // 420Label Matrix - Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Italy | Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Philips 326364BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips P.B.926 / Philips B26364HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.926 / Philips 326 364 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Spain | Philips 326 364 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Philips 326 364 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of A Teenager In Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Philips 45-PB.926, released May 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-PB.926, P.B.926, 326 364 BF, 326364BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 326364 ▽1F 1 // 420 and AA 326364 ▽2F▽3 // 420. 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.
