Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1962
Ten Little Indians / County Fair 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 6 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.
45-38061-D3A-side runout, stamped
45-38219-D5B-side runout, stamped
45-38219-D6B-side runout, stamped, variant #1
45-38061-D6 #2A-side runout, variant 2, stamped
45-38061-D2 CSide A Etching
45-38219-D1 1Side B Etching
☆Stamped Both Sides
45-38061Side A Label
F 38061-1
F 38219-1
F 38061-1
F 30219-1
45-38061-03 #2Side A, in wax
45-38219-03 #2Side B, in wax
45-38219-D3 #2Side A Version 1
45-38219-D3 #2Side B Version 1
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 | Australia | Capitol Control CP-1503First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Capitol Records F 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Capitol Records7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1962 | Sweden | Capitol Records F 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Capitol Records F 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 15285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 15285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records 4880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Capitol Records K 22 339 / Capitol Records F 48807", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Capitol Records CL 160417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Ten Little Indians / County Fair are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records 4880, released November 26, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4880, 45-CL 15285, CP-1503, F 4880) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-38061-D3 and 45-38219-D5. 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.
