US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Dot Records 45-16416
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1962
In The Room / Mexican Joe was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
16416-BSide A runout, etched
16416X-ASide B runout, etched
16416X-BSide A label
16416X-ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Dot Records 16416XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Dot Records JET-1201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Dot Records 45-16416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Dot Records 45-16416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Dot Records Dot 61First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Dot Records D 3207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | London Records DL 20 674 / London American Recordings DL 20 6747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | London Dot 45 - HL 14627", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Norway | Dot Records D 3207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Dot Records D 3207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 7121 / London Dot HLD 71217", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.3917", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | London Dot 45 - HL 14627", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-20487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 20 6747", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records 45D 3937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of In The Room / Mexican Joe are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Dot Records 45-16416.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-16416, Dot 61, 16416X, JET-1201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.