Vinyl pressings
by Phil Phillips With The Twilights · 1959
Sea Of Love / Juella 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.
22 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 14 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.
YWM · 18524-8 FF-SA side etched, variant 1
YWM- 18523-12 FF-SB side etched, variant 1
YWM · 18524-12 FF-SA side etched, variant 2
YWM- 18523-12 FF-SB side etched, variant 2
KH-531Center label, side A
KH-530Center label, side B
YWM - 18524-2 E-4417A side runout
YWM - 18523-3 E-4416-3B side runout
YW18524A side label
YW18523B side label
YWM · 18524-MS2A side etched
YWM- 18523-MS3B side etched
YW18524A side label
YW18523B side label
YWM · 18524-2A side etched
YWM- 18523-1B side etched
YW18524A side label
YW18523B side label
YWM · 18524-MS2 1B RRunout side A etched, 1B R stamped
YWM- 18523-MS3 Λ3 R RRunout side B etched, Λ3 R R stamped
YW18524Label side A
YW18523Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | Mercury 71465x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury 71465XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury 71465First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Denmark | Mercury 71465-X-45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Finland | Mercury 71465X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Mercury R 21289 / Mercury R 21 289First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Mercury R 21289 / Mercury 71 465 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | Greece | Mercury 45-3035First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Mercury 71398x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Mercury 71465First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Philippines | Mercury 71465First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Mercury 71465X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Khoury's Records 711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury CS-60067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mercury Records7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Mercury 101357", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Mercury R 21 289 / Mercury 71465x457", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury 872 880-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301167", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Styrene · Promo |
| ? | US | Eva-Tone Soundsheets 106171-1SFlexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Sea Of Love / Juella are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1959 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Norway, Netherlands and more. One of them is Mercury 71465X45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71465X45, 711, 71465, 45-AMT 1059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YWM · 18524-8 FF-S and YWM- 18523-12 FF-S. 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.
