Vinyl pressings
by The Ames Brothers · 1957
Rockin' Shoes / Tammy 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.
16 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
H2PW-3919Side A, Matrix
H2PW-3920Side B, Matrix
H2 PW3919-10S A2Side A, Stamped Runout, variant 1
H2 PW3920-1S A1Side B, Stamped Runout, variant 1
H2 PW3919-12S A1 RSide A, Stamped Runout, variant 1
H2 PW3920-3S A2 RSide B, Stamped Runout, variant 1
H2 PW3919-12S A1 RSide A, Stamped Runout, variant 2
H2 PW3920-3S A2 RSide B, Stamped Runout, variant 2
H2PW-3920Side A, matrix
H2PW-3919Side B, matrix
H2 PW3920-4S A1Side A, stamped runout
H2 PW3919-13S H A1Side B, stamped runout
H2PB-3919-1EStamped Side A
H2PB-3920-1EStamped Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | RCA 10280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | RCA 10280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6930First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | RCA 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Norway | RCA 20-6930First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | RCA 45-RCA.1015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | RCA RCA.1015First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | Norway | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-6930First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor 20-6930Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Rockin' Shoes / Tammy are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Norway, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6930, released April 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6930, 45-RCA.1015, 45-RCA 1015, RCA.1015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2PW-3919 and H2PW-3920. 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.
