Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1961
Johnny Will was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 13 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.
MW 16232 2Side A runout variant 1
MW 16235 RE2Side B runout variant 1
MW 16232 2[crossed through] 3 I A1Side A runout variant 2
MW 16235 RE1 I A-1Side B runout variant 2
MW 16232 2 I A2Side A runout
MW 16235 RE3 I ASide B runout
AA-318Side A label
AA-321Side B label
45-MB-16232 [MR logo] △-40764A-Side Runout Etching
45-MB-16235-RE [MR logo] △-40751B-Side Runout Etching
MW-16232Side A label (set 1)
MW-16235ReISide B label (set 1)
45-MB-16232 MR Δ-40764A-Side Runout Etching
45-MB-16235-RE MR Δ-40751B-Side Runout Etching
MW-16232Side A label (Set 1)
MW-16235ReISide B label (Set 1)
MSD.5613Label A
MSD.5614Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | London Records HL-1898First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Belgium | Dot Records 9-16.284First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Dot Records 16284XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | London Records DL 20 483First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | London Records DL 20 483First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | Dot Records 45-5060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Dot Records Dot 35First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | India | London Records 45-HL-D.9461First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HL-D 9461First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Italy | London Records 45 - HL 9461First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | London Records HL 9461First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-D 702First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 9461First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-D.9461First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records 45D 3617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Johnny Will are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-16284.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-16284, 45-HLD 9461, 45-HL-D.9461, 45-HL-D 9461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 16232 2 and MW 16235 RE2. 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.
