Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1958
Just Young 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.
16 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 10 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.
45-3411-4Runout, side A, etched
ABC-45-3236 XRunout, side B, etched, except X embosed
AMP 45-3411Label side A
AMP 45-3236Label side B
ABC 45-3411-4A-Side Runout Etching
ABC-45-3236-2B-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3411Side A Label
AMP 45-3236Side B Label
AMP 45-3411Side A Label
AMP 45-3236Side B Label
Side A: ABC-45-3411-2
Side B: ABC-45-3236-4
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 | W & G WG-SPN-700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 4-650 RFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 650 RFirst year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Finland | Karusell K-15075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | France | ABC-Paramount 45-9804First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Greece | Columbia SCDG 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Japan | ABC-Paramount PS-20 / ABC-Paramount P-8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Artone AP 22.040x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Columbia DB. 4199First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9956First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9956First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9956First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Polydor FA 20.0027Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Tono St. U 420297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 037 / ABC-Paramount 45-DW 56887", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Just Young are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-9956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-9956, 45-DB 4199, DB. 4199, WG-SPN-700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-3411-4 and ABC-45-3236 X. 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.
