Vinyl pressings
by The Cookies · 1962
Chains / Stranger In My Arms 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.
14 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 11 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.
10000 BA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
10001 BB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
10000 BA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
10,001 BB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
10000A-side runout, etched
10,001B-side runout, etched
10000A-side label
10001B-side label
MSC.6217Label A
MSC.6218Label B
MSC.6217Label A
MSC.6218Label B
45-MSC-6127-1TA-side runout stamped
45-MSC-6128-1TB-side runout stamped
MSC.6127A-side label
MSC.6128B-side label
6 2051 1F 1 670 1Runout side A stamped
6 2051 2F 1 670 1Runout side B stamped
2051.1 FLabel side A
2051.2 FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-2035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Dimension D-1002XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | London Records 45-HLU 9634 / London American Recordings 45-HLU 9634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Disques London HLU 9634First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | London Records DL 20 673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | London Records HIT-87First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9634First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Dimension 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Dimension 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | Netherlands | London American Recordings FL 2051First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL.8357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-26797", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dimension 10027", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Chains / Stranger In My Arms are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Dimension 1002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1002, 45-HLU 9634, FL 2051, HL-2035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10000 B and 10001 B. 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.
