Vinyl pressings
by The Champs · 1959
Too Much Tequila was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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 543-5Runout Side A Etched (variant 1)
CH 502-5Runout Side B Etched (variant 1)
CH 543-5 .Runout Side A Etched (variant 2)
CH 502-6 ..Runout Side B Etched (variant 2)
CH 543-4Stamped in Runout, Side A
CH 502-3Stamped in Runout, Side B
(45-543)Label A
(45-502)Label B
45 CH-543 ① ∆33369Stamped in Runout, Side A
45-CH 502 ① ∆33368Stamped in Runout, Side B
45-CH-543 ② ∆33369Etched in runout, side A, variant 2
45-CH 502 ① ∆33368Etched in runout, side B, variant 2
45-543Etched runout, side A
45-502Etched runout, side B
45-543Label, side A
45-502Label, side B
4̶5̶1̶M̶ ̶2̶3̶5̶1̶ 45-543Etched runout, side A
45-502Etched runout, side B
45-543Label, side A
45-502Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 9-76643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 76643 / Apex -76643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Mexico | London Records 45/138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Challenge 59063First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Challenge 59063First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Challenge 59063First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Challenge 59063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-16157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.1487", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Denmark | London Records 45-HL 9052 / London American Recordings 45-HL 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | London Records 45-HL 9052 / London American Recordings 45-HL 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 3157", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 3157", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Greece | London Records 45-HLHG 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | India | London Records 45-HLH 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | India | London American Recordings HLH. 9052Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 90527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 90527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Japan | London Records LED-1607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLH 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLH 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLH 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Challenge 590637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | London Records HLH 90527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 90527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Renown N11157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLH 90527", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of Too Much Tequila are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, Mexico. One of them is Challenge 59063, released December 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 59063, 9-76643, 76643, 45/138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH 543-5 and CH 502-5. 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.
