Vinyl pressings
by Roy Orbison · 1960
Only The Lonely 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.
36 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 12 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.
MO-590A side runout - scribed, variant 1
MO-591 . ··B side runout - scribed, variant 1
MO 590-2A side runout - stamped, variant 2
MO 591-2B side runout - stamped, variant 2
B8W 354 /BA side runout - stamped
B8W_353_1B side runout - stamped
MO-590
MO-591 . ··
MO 590A side runout - stamped
MO 591B side runout - stamped
MO-590A side runout - label
MO-591 . ··B side runout - label
MO 590-1 TSide A runout
MO 591-2 TSide B runout
MO 590Side A label
MO 591Side B label
MO 590 - 1 TSide A, Runout
MO 590 - 2 TSide B, Runout
MO 590Side A, Label
MO 591Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1671First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Monument 45-MN. 421First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | London Records HL-45 9149 / London Records 45-HL 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 341First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 341First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149 / London Atlantic 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Monument 45-508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | London International PD.8353First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Sweden | London Records 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | London Records HLU 9149 / London American Recordings HLU 91497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | London Records HL16717", 45 RPM, Shape, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single |
| ? | Australia | London Records HL16717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 91497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 91497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Scandinavia | Monument MN 5087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | London Records 45-HLU 91497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London Monument HLU- 91497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9149 / London Monument HLU 91497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLU 91497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Monument 45-5087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Monument 45-5087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Monument 45-5087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
55 vinyl pressings of Only The Lonely are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1960 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Monument 45-421.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-421, 45-508, 45-421-V, 45-HLU 9149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MO-590 and MO-591 . ··. 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.
