Vinyl pressings
by Ray Peterson · 1960
Corinna, Corinna / Be My Girl 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.
13 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 9 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.
45-5002-N1 BT Bell Sound[Variant 1] Side A - etched; Bell Sound - stamped
45-5003-2 BT 2[Variant 1] Side B - etched; Bell Sound - stamped
45-5002-N 4 (over a 3) BT1[Variant 2] Side A - etched
45-5003-1 BT3[Variant 2] Side B - etched
45-5002-N1 BTRunout side A [etched]
45-5003-2 BT 2Runout side B [etched]
Bell Soundboth runouts [stamped]
DU-5002A-side label
45-MSCE-4847-1Crun-out groove A
45-MSCE-4848-1Crun-out groove B
MSCE.4847center-label A
MSCE.4848center-label B
45-MSCE-4847-1C K? ET 1A-side runout, stamped
45-MSCE-4848-1C K? ET 1B-side runout, stamped
MSCE.4847A-side label
MSCE.4848B-side label
45-MSCE-4847-1C B 1Run-out groove A
45-MSCE-4848-1C B 1Run-out groove B
MSCE 4847Center-label A
MSCE 4848Center-label B
45-DU5002 7XLON1279A-side label
45-DU5003 7XLON1280B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records HL-1753First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.210First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Quality 1248XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | London Records 45-HL 9246First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | Greece | London Records 45-GL 7006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL.607First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | Sweden | London Records 45-HLX 9246First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLX 9246First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLX 9246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings HLX 9246First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Dunes Records 45-2002First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | US | Dunes Records 45-2002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | Germany | Heliodor 453 0967", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Germany | Heliodor 453 0967", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | London Records HL X 92467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLX 92467", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Corinna, Corinna / Be My Girl are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Dunes Records 45-2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2002, 45-HLX 9246, HLX 9246, HL-1753) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-5002-N1 BT Bell Sound and 45-5003-2 BT 2. 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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