Vinyl pressings
by The Crests · 1960
Step By Step was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 9 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.
L8 OW0470-3A A1 RA-side runout, variant 1
L8 OW0473-2 RB-side runout, variant 1
L8 0W0470- 3A A1 RA-side runout, variant 2
L8 0W0473- 3A A2 RB-side runout, variant 2
L8OW 0470Label A
L8OW 0473Label B
L8 0W0470--3BDeadwax A
L8 0W0473--2BDeadwax B
L8 OW0470--3C I A3A side - runout (stamped), Variant 1
L8 OW0473--2C I A2B side - runout (stamped), Variant 1
L8 OW0473--2C I A4B side - runout (stamped), Variant 2
L8 OW0473--2C I A3B side - runout (stamped), Variant 3
L8 OW0470-3A A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
L8 OW0473-2 RB-Side Runout Etching
L8 0W0470- 3A A1 RA-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
L8 0W0473- 3A A2 RB-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
45 KR 649-1U L [mirrored Q symbol] ET 1Side A runout
45 KR 650-1U T [mirrored Q symbol] ET 1Side B runout
45-KR-649Side A label
45-KR-650Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Top Rank International TRS-1535First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Australia | Top Rank International TRS-1535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Belgium | Fast 1059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Quality 1005XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Top Rank International R. 2165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Artone CD 24.078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Top Rank International 45JAR286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Sweden | Top Rank International JAR 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Top Rank International JAR-372First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Coed CO 525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Coed CO-525First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Coed CO 525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Coed CO 525First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Lana Records L1037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Collectables C 11227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL 11227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Trip Oldies TR-1627", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lana Records L 1037", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25847", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records 1667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lana Records L1037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 11227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records 1667", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records 1667", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Step By Step are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Coed CO 525.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CO 525, CO-525, JAR-372, TRS-1535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L8 OW0470-3A A1 R and L8 OW0473-2 R. 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.
