US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Imperial LP-9215Imperial LP 9215
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Sandy Nelson · 1962
Teenage House Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ALL-2248-1B U MT 1Runout, side A
ALL-2249-1B B MT 1Runout, side B
N ALL.2248Label, side A
N ALL.2249Label, side B
ALZ-2248-IWRunout, side A, stamped
ALZ-2249-IWRunout, side B, stamped
N ALZ.2248Center label, side A
N ALZ.2249Center label, side B
XRS 259Stamped in runout A
XRS 260Stamped in runout B
IX-431Label A
IX-432Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Imperial LP 12215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Imperial LP 12215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Imperial LP-9215 / Imperial LP 9215First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Imperial JET-7142First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Liberty Records, Inc. LBY 3014First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HA-P 8051 / London Records HAP.8051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | London Records SH-P 8051 / London Records SHP.8051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Imperial LP-9215 / Imperial LP 9215First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Imperial LP 12215First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Imperial LP-9215LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Post Records LP 9215LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Imperial LP-12215LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Imperial LP-9215LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Teenage House Party are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Imperial LP-9215.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-9215, LP 12215, HA-P 8051, SH-P 8051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.