Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1959
Put Your Head On My Shoulder was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 16 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.
XX ABC 3393 LWA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ABC 3699 LWB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
MM ABC 3393 N 1 LWA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
MM ABC 3699 LWB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ABC 3393 LWA-Side Runout Etching
ABC 3369 1 LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3393A-Side Label
AMP 45-3369B-Side Label
ABC 3393 - LWSide A, Runout, Etched
ABC 3699 - LWSide B, Runout, Etched
AMP 45-3393Side A, Label
AMP 45-3699Side B, Label
E4874Side A
ABC3699Side B
Stereo S3393 LWA-Side Runout Etching
Stereo S3369 LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-S-3393A-Side Label
AMP 45-S-3369B-Side Label
ABC 3393 - LWSide A, Runout, Etched
ABC 3699 - LWSide B, Runout, Etched
AMP 45-3393Side A, Label
AMP 45-3699Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | W & G WG-SPN-828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Brazil | Polydor 20-0041First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 4-800 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton 4-800 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | ABC-Paramount P 213First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Finland | Karusell 45-K-15088First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 294 / Columbia 45-DW 5748First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Columbia C 21 294 / Columbia 45-DW 5748First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Hong Kong | ABC-Paramount ABC 4First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Hong Kong | Diamond ABC 4First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Hong Kong | Diamond ABC 4First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1271First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1271First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Japan | ABC-Paramount PS-44First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor PC 10517", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | ABC-Paramount ABC 47", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Karusell P 2137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of Put Your Head On My Shoulder are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1959 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-10040, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-10040, 45-10,040, 45 - 10,040, 45-S-10,040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XX ABC 3393 LW and ABC 3699 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.
