Vinyl pressings
by The Crests · 1959
The Angels Listened In 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 7 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.
K8 OW7652--1D A1 RA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
K8 OW1893-1 A2 RB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
K8 OW7652--1G RA-Side Runout, Variant 2
K8 OW1893-1 A1 RB-Side Runout, Variant 2
K8 OW7652 - 1C I A3A-side runout
J8 OW1893 - 1C A1 IB-side runout
K8 OW7652-1C I A1A-Side Runout Etching
J8 OW1893--1A IB-Side Runout Etching
K8OW-7652A-Side Label
K8OW-1893B-Side Label
K8 OW7652 -1BA-Side Runout Stamped
K8 OW1893 - 1BB-Side Runout Etching
K8OW-7652A-Side Label
K8OW-1893B-Side Label
45-MSC-3821-1D U 1Runout, side A
45-MSC-3822-1D U 1Runout, side B
MSC.3821Label, side A
MSC.3822Label, 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 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | London Records 9.5.126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | London Records 45-M. 17070First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | India | London Records 45-HL 8954First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.448First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL 8954First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HL.8954First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Coed CO-515First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Coed CO-515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Coed CO-515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Coed CO-515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Coed CO-515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HL 89547", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HL 89547", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Coed CO-5157", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records 1717", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 11207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 1717", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 11207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records 1717", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of The Angels Listened In are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Coed CO-515.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CO-515, 45-HL 8954, HL.8954, 45-HL-1575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K8 OW7652--1D A1 R and K8 OW1893-1 A2 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.
