Vinyl pressings
by The Crickets · 1958
Think It Over / Fool's Paradise 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.
16 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 104993 1 1Side A runout, stamped variant 1
45 104994 1 1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
45 104993 4 1Side A runout, stamped (alternate) variant 2
45 104994 5 1Side B runout, stamped (alternate) variant 2
45 104993 10 2 1Side A runout, variant 1
45 104994 10 2Side B runout, variant 1
45 104993 11 2Side A runout, variant 2
45 104994 10 2Side B runout, variant 2
45 104993 5 1Side A runout, stamped
45 104994 6 1Side B runout, stamped
Jack Cox June 58Side A runout, etched
(104,993)Side A label
R45 104993 1F H AStamped side A
R45 104994 14 H AStamped side B
(45-104,993)Label side A
(45-104,994)🞛Label side B
45 104993 4 1Runout A
45 104994 3 1Runout B
(104,993)Label A
(104,994)✤Label B
45-VC-104993-1CA side runout
45-VC-104994-1CB side runout
45-104993A side label
45-101994B side 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 | Australia | Brunswick BK-4011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Brunswick B-55072First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Brunswick 9-B-55072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q.72329First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q 72329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72329First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | CoralFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q 72329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72329First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q 72329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q 72329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Brunswick 9-55072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Coral 45-Q 723297", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Brunswick 9-550727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Brunswick 9-550727", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Brunswick 9-550727", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Think It Over / Fool's Paradise are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Brunswick 9-55072, released May 27, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-55072, 45-Q.72329, 45-Q 72329, Q.72329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 104993 1 1 and 45 104994 1 1. 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.
