Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1956
Allegheny Moon / The Strangest Romance 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.
11 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MS'' 45-YWM-12911-2#3 [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching
MS''' 45-YWM-12912-3#2 [lathe]B-Side Runout Etching
YW12911A-Side Label
YW12912B-Side Label
YB12911Label A
YB12912Label B
YWM 12911 MS1Deadwax A
YWM 12912 MS11Deadwax B
[YWM 12911-1-45] YW 12911 1M MS1 IRunout, Side A, Stamped, Except, [Etched], Variant 1
YW-12912 1M [MS1] A 1Runout, Side B, Stamped, Except, [Etched], Variant 1
[YWM 12911-1-45] YW 12911 1M MS1 IRunout, Side A, Stamped, Except, [Etched], Variant 2
YW-12912 1M [MS1] I A3Runout, Side B, Stamped, Except, [Etched], Variant 2
YBM 12911runout etched side A
YBM 12912runout etched side B
YB12911label side A
YB12912label side B
YB12911Side A Label
YB12912Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Mercury 70878First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45060First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Mercury 70878XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1956 | Hong Kong | Mercury H.K. 200First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Mercury 70878First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | Mercury B 45-6857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Allegheny Moon / The Strangest Romance are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong. One of them is Mercury 70878X45, released May 14, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70878X45, 70878, 45060, 70878X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS'' 45-YWM-12911-2#3 [lathe] and MS''' 45-YWM-12912-3#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.
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