US
December 1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG6036T2 1PSide A runout
MG6037T1 1PSide B runout
MC 6036Label A matrix
MC 6037◉Label B matrix
Vinyl pressings
The "Chirping" Crickets
by The Crickets · 1957
74 pressings11 countriesRockabillyRock & RollRockPop
The "Chirping" Crickets was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of The "Chirping" Crickets
7 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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.
US
December 1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Richmond Pressing
US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album, Styrene, Mono · Pinckneyville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG6036T1 I 1P2Runout A
MG6037T2 12P IRunout B
MG 6036Label A
MG 6037♦Label B
US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Yellow Label
- Runout / matrix
MG6036T1 1PRunout A
MG6037T2 1PRunout B
MG 6036Label A
MC 6037◉Label B
Canada
1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
Side 1 M G 6036 T 1 1 PS
Side 2 M G 6037 T 1 1 PS
Canada
1957- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick BL 54038
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
1PS MG6036T1
1PS MG6037T1
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 74 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1950s11 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Canada | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Brunswick BL-8001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album, Styrene, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Brunswick BL 54038First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Brunswick BL-8001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Vogue Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Brunswick BL 54038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Brunswick BL 54038LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
1960s28 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Coral CL-30,814LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Coral SCL-930,814LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Coral CRL 57405LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Coral CRL 757405LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Coral CRL 757405LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Coral CRL 57405LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coral CL-30,814LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 57405LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 57405LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Coral CRL 57405LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
1970s4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Coral CP20 / Coral CP.20LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Coral CDLM 8035 / MCA Coral 0C 054 ◦ 96612MLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | France | MCA Records S 204 537 / MCA Records 204 537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | MCA Coral CDL 8035LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
1980s7 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Scandinavia | MCA Coral COPS 5676LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Coral MCL 1753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | MCA Records P-6213LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Japan | MCA Records P-6213LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 147-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records CDL 8035LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-25170LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
2000s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Doxy DOY609LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
2010s8 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | WaxTime 771850LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOS669HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Rumble Records RUM2011124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Russia | Brunswick BL 54038 / DOL DOS669HLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APP 109 / Analogue Productions AAPP 109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2018 | Europe | WaxTime In Color 950650LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Vip Vop VIPVOP019LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
2020s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Not Now Music CATLP258LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Europe | Rollercoaster Records ROLL2031B10", Album | 10", Album |
| 2025 | Europe | Number One Essentials 291029LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono |
Year unknown12 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5872LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records COP/S 1350LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records COP/S 1350LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Brunswick BL-8001LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Brunswick BL 8001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Coral LVA 9081LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | MCA Coral MCL 1753 / MCA Records MCL 1753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Coral MCL 1753 / MCA Records MCL 1753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Coral MCL 1753 / MCA Records MCL 1753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Vogue Coral LVA 9081 / Coral LVA.9081LP, Single Sided, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Single Sided, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | MCA Coral MCL 1753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
Tracklist
- A1Oh, Boy!
- A2Not Fade Away
- A3You've Got Love
- A4Maybe Baby
- A5It's Too Late
- A6Tell Me How
- B1That'll Be The Day
- B2I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
- B3An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)
- B4Send Me Some Lovin'
- B5Last Night
- B6Rock Me My Baby
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of The "Chirping" Crickets are there?
74 vinyl pressings of The "Chirping" Crickets are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1957 and 2025.
When was The "Chirping" Crickets first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Brunswick BL 54038, released December 1957.
How do I tell if my copy of The "Chirping" Crickets is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL 54038, BL-8001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG6036T2 1P and MG6037T1 1P. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is The "Chirping" Crickets on vinyl worth?
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.
