US
March 1956- Label and catalog number
- Dot Records 45-15457
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Indianapolis Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MW 9058-4 IRunout Side A Stamped
MW 9056-4 I CRunout Side B Stamped
MW9058Label Side A
MW9056Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1956
Long Tall Sally was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 5 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 9058-4 IRunout Side A Stamped
MW 9056-4 I CRunout Side B Stamped
MW9058Label Side A
MW9056Label Side B
MW-9058Label Side A
MW-9056Label Side B
MW 9058 1 A1 I
MW 9056-4 I A2
MW-9058 △8901Runout side A
45-M-9056 ② △8897Runout side B
MW-9058Label side A
MW-9056Label side B
MB_9058 1 IRunout, side A, stamped
MB_9056 1 IRunout, side B, stamped
MB9058Label side A
MB9056Label side B
M-9058 2 8900A Runout
M-9056 2 8896B Runout
3-56Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | London Records HL-1078First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Reo 8092First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | London Records 45-HL 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D8291First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1956 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D 8291First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15457First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Misprint | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Misprint |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15457First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15457First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | London Records DL 20 045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15457First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15457First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15457First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | London American Recordings HL-D.8291First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | London American Recordings HL-D.8291First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo 8092X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Long Tall Sally are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15457, released March 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15457, 15457, HL-D.8291, 45-HL 7010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 9058-4 I and MW 9056-4 I C. 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.