Vinyl pressings
by The Diamonds · 1957
The Stroll / Land Of Beauty 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.
18 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 6 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.
YWM-16416-1 B4 MS1 RSide A - Etched (B4 R - Stamped)
YWM-13830-3 B1 MS111 RSide B - Etched (B1 R - Stamped)
YW-16416Side A Label
YW-13830Side B Label
YW 16416 1M NISI I A6Side A runout
YW 13830 1M I NISI A6Side B runout
YW16416Side A label
YW13830Side B label
YB16416A side label
YB13830B side label
YW16416Label side A
YW13830Label side B
YWM-16416-1 B4 MS1 RSide A - Etched (B4 R - Stamped)
YWM-13830-3 B1 MS111 RSide B - Etched (B1 R - Stamped)
YW-16416Side A Label
YW-13830Side B Label
YBM-16416 AA Side runout, etched ("A" stampled)
YBM-13830 A1Side B runout, etched ("A1" stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 45201First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Mercury 71242XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Italy | Mercury 70264 / Music 70264First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Mercury S45-4306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury 7MT.195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury 7MT 195First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | UK | Mercury MT.195First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | Mercury 71242First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury Starday 71242First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71242X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mercury 35123Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Orfeon Mercury CNE-45-2397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of The Stroll / Land Of Beauty are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 71242X45, released December 2, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71242X45, 71242, DJ-71242X45, 7MT.195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YWM-16416-1 B4 MS1 R and YWM-13830-3 B1 MS111 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.
