Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1957
I'm Walking / A Teenager's Romance was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
V10047A-45-1 I A9Side A - Stamped, variant 1
V10047B-45-2 I A1Side B - Stamped, variant 1
V10047A-45-1 I A2Side A - Stamped, variant 2
V10047B-45-1 I A3Side B - Stamped, variant 2
V-10047X45-A 45-20786-I A3 RA side matrix code - runout (all etched, except A3 and R, stamped)
V-10047-X-45-B 45-20788-I A2 RB side matrix code - runout (all etched, except A2 and R, stamped)
(20,786-9)A side matrix code - label
(20,788-13)B side matrix code - label
ZTSP26517-1BA side matrix code - runout (stamped)
ZTSP26518-1BB side matrix code - runout (stamped)
ZTSP26517-1AA side matrix code - runout (stamped) (Variant 1)
ZTSP26518-1BB side matrix code - runout (stamped) (Variant 1)
V-10047-X45B̶A HSide A runout stamp
V-10047-X45A̶B HSide B runout stamp
V-10047x45-A (20,786-9)Side A label
V-10047x45-B (20,788-13)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Germany | Electrola Verve 45 EG 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | His Master's Voice POP. 355First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records V-10047First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Australia | Verve Records V-5034First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44717", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stardust Records URC 12337", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of I'm Walking / A Teenager's Romance are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Verve Records V-10047X45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-10047X45, V-10047, V-10047x45, 45-POP 355) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V10047A-45-1 I A9 and V10047B-45-2 I A1. 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.
