Vinyl pressings
by The Crickets · 1958
It's So Easy! was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
45 105562 8 2Run-out side A, variant 1
45 105563 5 2Run-out side B, variant 1
45 105562 7 2Run-out side A, variant 2
45 105563 5 2Run-out side B, variant 2
45-105562A stamped
45-105563B stamped
45 105562 4 1A stamped, variant 2
45 105563 2 1B stamped, variant 2
45 105562 2Side 1 Deadwax
45 105563 2Side 2 Deadwax
(45-105,562)A Side Label
(45-105,563)B Side Label
45-VC-105562-1C MHRunout side A, variant 1
45-VC-105563-1C AHRunout side B, variant 1
45-VC-105562-1C HHRunout side A, variant 2
45-VC-105563-1C MHRunout side B, variant 2
VC-105562-ILA stamped
VC-105563-ILB stamped
105562A label
105563B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Brunswick B-55094First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q.72343First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q 72343First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72343First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q.72343First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72343First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Australia | Brunswick BK-4013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Japan | Coral DC 10597" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-550947", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Hong Kong | Coral C 307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of It's So Easy! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Brunswick 9-55094, released September 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-55094, 45-Q.72343, 45-Q 72343, Q.72343) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 105562 8 2 and 45 105563 5 2. 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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