Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1959
Songs By Ricky 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.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
IX · 165 · RE | I | A1Runout A, variant 1
IX 166 2 | B1 | ⅠRunout B, variant 1
IX 165 2 I B2Runout A, variant 2
IX-166-RE I A3Runout B, variant 2
IX 165Side A: (variant 1) stamped
IX 166Side B: (variant 1) stamped
STEREO XRS-59 ISide A
STEREO XRS-60 ISide B
XRS-59Side A Label
XRS-60Side B Label
STEREO XRS-59 ISide A
STEREO XRS-60 ISide B
XRS-59Side A Label
XRS-60Side B Label
ALL-1402-1B U 1Stamped Side 1
ALL-1403-1B U 1 BStamped Side 2
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 | Canada | Imperial LP 9082 / Imperial LP. 9082First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Imperial IMP-5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | London Records HA-P 2206 / London Records HAP.2206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP-9082First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 12030 / Imperial LP-12030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 12030 / Imperial LP-12030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 9082 / Imperial LP-9082First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 9082 / Imperial LP-9082First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Imperial LPF 12090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Imperial LPF 9082LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Imperial 2C 068-61358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Liberty 1A-058-61358 / Liberty 1A-058-61358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Imperial K22P-267 / Liberty K22P 267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HAA-7555LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Belgium | Imperial 4 C058-61358 / United Artists Records 4C058-61358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 46851LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Imperial LP 9082LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Renown NLP 132LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| ? | US | Imperial LP 9082 / Imperial LP-9082LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Songs By Ricky are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Imperial LP 9082, released September 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 9082, LP-9082, LP 12030, HA-P 2206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IX · 165 · RE | I | A1 and IX 166 2 | B1 | Ⅰ. 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.
