Vinyl pressings
by Shelley Fabares · 1961
Johnny Angel / Where's It Gonna Get Me? was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 8 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.
M08W-1961-2A D3 DRunout, side A, stamped, variant 1
M08W-1960-A4 CRunout, side B, stamped, variant 1
M08W-1961-2A I D1Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
M08W-1960-4A I 1CRunout, side B, stamped, variant 2
MO8W-1961-2A-side label
MO8W-1960-3B-side label
MO8W-1961-2Side A (Hand Etched)
MO8W-1960-3Side B (Hand Etched)
45-MOBW-4961 MR (in a circle) △-41690-XA-side runout etching
45-MOBW-1960 MR (in a circle) △-41690B-side runout etching
MO8W-1961-2A-side label
MO8W-1960-3B-side label
MO8W-1961A-side label
MO8W-1960B-side label
M08W-1961-2A D1Runout, side A stamped variant 1
M08W-1960-4A C2Runout, side B stamped variant 1
M08W-1961-2A I D7Runout, side A variant 2
M08W-1960-4A I C3Runout, side B variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Pye Limited PP - 152First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Pye Limited PP - 152First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | Belgium | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 15025First year7" | 7" |
| 1961 | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 15025First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 15025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | Colpix Records CP 04025 / Bluebell Record CP 04025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Japan | Colpix Records JET-1093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Pye International 7N25132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | US | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | US | Colpix Records CP 621First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Pye Records MA-85-Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 150257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Pye Records UP-431-Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Johnny Angel / Where's It Gonna Get Me? are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Colpix Records CP 621.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 621, PP - 152, CP 15025, CP 04025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M08W-1961-2A D3 D and M08W-1960-A4 C. 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.
