Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1958
A Wonderful Time Up There was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 9 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.
I A2 MW_10495_MR4Version 1 A-side runout etching
I MW_10496_MR5Version 1 B-side runout etching
MW_10495_MR3 I A2Version 2 A-side runout stamped
MW_10496_MR3 I A2Version 2 B-side runout stamped
45-M-10495 Re(13) Δ19844Runout Side A
45-M-10495 Re(14) Δ19844Runout Side B
MW-10495A and B side labels
45-M-10495 Re(13) Δ19844Runout A
45-M-10496 Re(17) Δ19845Runout B
MW-10495Label A
MW-10496Label B
45-MW-10495-MR-10 A2 RA-Side Runout Etching
45MW-10496-MR11 A1 RB-Side Runout Etching
MW-10495A-Side Label
MW-10496B-Side Label
MB10495..3Runout, side A, stamped
MB10496 3 IRunout, side B, stamped
MB10495Label side A
MB10496Label side B
MW-10495-MR 2 I A3A-Side Runout Etching
MW-10496-MR 2 I A3B-Side Runout Etching
MW10495A-Side Label
MW10496B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records 15690First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.296First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Norway | Dot Records D 45-144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | Dot Records D 144First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8574First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D.8574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HL-D.8574 / London American Recordings HL-D.8574First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL 7033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records 45-15690First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Versailles 9-1.0327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | India | London Records HLD. 8574 / London American Recordings HLD. 8574Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 85747", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 85747", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Portugal | London Records P 45-HLD 85747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Dot Records D-45-1447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HL-D 85747", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
34 vinyl pressings of A Wonderful Time Up There are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15690, released January 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15690, 15690, HLD.8574, 45-HLD 8574) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A2 MW_10495_MR4 and I MW_10496_MR5. 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.
