Vinyl pressings
by Nappy Brown · 1955
Don't Be Angry was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1955, 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 SNB 4660 X20 1 JStamped Side A, Variant 1
45 SNB 4659 X20 1 HStamped Side B, Variant 1
45 SNB 4660 X20 1 BStamped Side A, Variant 2
45 SNB 4659 X20 1 BStamped Side B, Variant 2
SNB 4660 X20X 1155-A 1A-side runout
SNB 4659 X20X 1155-B 1B-side runout
SNB 4660A-side label matrix
SNB 4659B-side label matrix
SNB 4660Label A
SNB 4659Label B
45 SNB 4660 X20X 1155-ADeadwax A
45 SNB 4660 X20 1155-BDeadwax B
SNB 4660Label A
SNB 4659Label B
45 SNB 4660 X20X 1155-ADeadwax A
45 SNB 4659 X20X 1155-BDeadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 45-1155First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 1155First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 1155First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 45-1155First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 451155First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 45-1155First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | Savoy Records 451155First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | Canada | Reo 8009XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Canada | Reo 8009First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | UK | London Records 45-HL8145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | UK | London American Recordings HL.8145First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jamaica | Savoy Records 45-11557", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Savoy Records 45-11557", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Don't Be Angry are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1955 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Savoy Records 45-1155.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-1155, 1155, 451155, 45-HL8145) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 SNB 4660 X20 1 J and 45 SNB 4659 X20 1 H. 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.
