Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1960
Puppy Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
C ABC-3885 IA LWRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
C ABC 38884 IA LWRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
B ABC-3885 iA LWRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
X B ABC 3884 IA LWRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
ABC-3885 1B LWA-Side Runout Etching
ABC-3884 1A LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3885A-Side Label
AMP 45-3884B-Side Label
E5406 3885 10Side A Runout
ABC 3884-C E5388Side B Runout
AMP 45_3885Label Side A
AMP 45-3884Label Side B
3885 1C PPSide A runout
ABC 3884 1D PPSide B runout
BMI
AMP 45-3885Side A label
C 33 ABC-3885 1A LWRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
D 33 ABC 3884 1A LWRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
D 33 ABC- 3885 1B LWRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
D 33 ABC 3884 1B LWRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
WG.SPN.921.1Side A runout etched
WG.SPN921.2.Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Brazil | Polydor 20-0045First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | Canada | Sparton 4-865 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Finland | Karusell 45-K-15098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 444 / Columbia 45-DW 5778First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Hong Kong | ABC-Paramount ABC 19First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1318First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | ABC-Paramount AP 22.082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | ABC-Paramount AP 22.082X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | W & G WG-SPN-921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Karusell P-223First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | Philippines | Sun SN-147Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1960 | Sweden | Karusell P 223First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor PC 10527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Ariel 10.091Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Argentina | Ariel 10.091Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Chile | Polydor 612 3667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | Columbia 45-DL 50447", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia 45-DB 44347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia 45-DB 44347", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Eric Records 2027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10,0827", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of Puppy Love are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1960 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-10082.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-10082, 45-10,082, 10082, WG-SPN-921) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C ABC-3885 IA LW and C ABC 38884 IA LW. 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.
