US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Dootone Records 409
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
45-DOO-409ASide A
45-DOO-409BSide B
Vinyl pressings
by The Cuff Links · 1956
Guided Missiles / My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year. 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-DOO-409ASide A
45-DOO-409BSide B
DOO-409 ASide A
DOO-409 BSide B
45-DOO-409ASide A
45-DOO-409BSide B
45-DOO-409ARunout A, Etched
45-DOO-409BRunout B, Etched
409-A—45Label A
409-B—45Label B
45-DOO-409ASide A
45-DOO-409BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Dootone Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dootone Records 409First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dooto Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dooto Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dootone Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dootone Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dootone Records 409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Dooto Records 4097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Dootone Records DOO-4097", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dootone Records 4097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dooto Records 4097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Dootone Records DOO-4097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Dooto Records 4097", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Guided Missiles / My Heart are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1956 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Dootone Records 409.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 409) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-DOO-409A and 45-DOO-409B. 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.