Vinyl pressings
by The Chordettes · 1959
No Other Arms, No Other Lips 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.
12 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
K9OW-0239-N9Side A Runout Stamped Variant 1
K9OW-0240-N10Side B Runout Stamped Variant 1
I A2 K9OW-0239-N9A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
I A B1 K9OW-0240-N9B-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
K9OW-0239-N12 A1 RA side runout
K9OW-0240-N12 B1 RB side runout
K9OW-0239A side label
K9OW-0240B side label
45-JB-110-N1 [Anvil Symbol]Side A runout
45-JB-111-N1 #2 [Anvil Symbol]Side B runout
JB-110Side A label
JB-111Side B label
K9OW-0239A-Side Label
K9OW-0240B-Side Label
45-JB-110-N2Side A, Stamped, also includes a logo
45-JB-111-N1Side B, Stamped, also includes a logo
JB-110Side A Label
JB-111Side B Label
MSK.3230Side A label
MSK.3231Side B label
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 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 9-76425First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Apex 76425First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | Heliodor 45 3023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Heliodor 45 3023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London Records / London American RecordingsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 1361First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 1361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Cadence 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London Records 45-HLA 8809First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Heliodor 4530237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of No Other Arms, No Other Lips are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cadence 1361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1361, 45-HLA 8809, 45-HL-1515, 9-76425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K9OW-0239-N9 and K9OW-0240-N10. 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.
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