Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1958
Gee, But It's Lonely 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.
15 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.
45-MB-11492-C1 [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching
45-MB-11493-C2#2 [lathe]B-Side Runout Etching
45-MB-11492-C2 [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
45-MB-11493-C1 II#2 [lathe]B-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
I A2 MW 11492 11A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 MW 11493 13B-Side Runout Etching
MW-11492Label A
MW-11493Label B
MB-11492Label A
MB-11493Label B
C∴ 45-MSD-2913-2CSide A runout, stamped
C∴ 45-MSD-2912-1CSide B runout, stamped
(MSD.2913)Side A label
(MSD.2912)Side B label
MSD-2913-1J BB RT 3CSide A runout
MSD-2912-1J BU RT 3CSide B runout
MSD.2913Side A label
MSD.2912Side B 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 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | London Records 45-HL-7059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | Dot Records D 45-171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D. 8739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Dot Records 15825First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Netherlands | London Records FL 1802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D 8739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HL-D.8739First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records 45-15825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records 45-15825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records 45-15825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records 15825First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 15825X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Versailles 9.1.0397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Gee, But It's Lonely are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15825, released August 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15825, 15825, 45-HL-D 8739, HL-D.8739) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-MB-11492-C1 [lathe] and 45-MB-11493-C2#2 [lathe]. 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.
