Vinyl pressings
by The Champs · 1958
El Rancho Rock / Midnighter was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
CH 170W.A-side runout, variant 1
CH 173W.B-side runout, variant 1
CH 170W..A-side runout, variant 2
CH 173W.B-side runout, variant 2
CH 170 W HRunout A
CH 173 W HRunout B
170WLabel A
173WLabel B
170-W)A-Side Label
173-W)B-Side Label
CH170WSide A runout etched
CH173WSide B runout etched
170-WSide A Label
173-WSide B Label
45-173-WA-Side Label
45-170-WB-Side Label
MSC.2632Label Side A
MSC.2633Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Leedon LS-006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Brazil | Copacabana 1024First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 580RFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8655First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Mexico | London Records 45/42First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL.8655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL 8655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL 8655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 59007First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 59007First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Netherlands | London Records FL 1758First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 59007First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 590077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 59007First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Challenge 59007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | London Records 9-5.0417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Sparton 4-580R7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Prestige Records PSP.00767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Prestige Records PSP.00767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | London Records / London American Recordings7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of El Rancho Rock / Midnighter are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Challenge 59007, released May 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 59007, HL.8655, 45-HL.8655, 45-HL 8655) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH 170W. and CH 173W.. 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.
