Vinyl pressings
by The Dominoes · 1951
Sixty Minute Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1951, 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.
F-45-108-1-MKA-side runout, variant 1
F-45-123-1-MKB-side runout, variant 1
F-45-108-CSA-side runout, variant 2
F-45-123-CSB-side runout, variant 2
F-108-1-T5-CAEtched Side A
F-123-X-3Etched Side B
F-108-1-T5-CAA-side etched
F-123-X-2-MKB-side etched
108A-side label
123B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Federal 12022First yearShellac, 10", Single, 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", Single, 78 RPM |
| 1951 | US | Federal 12022First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | US | Federal 45-12022First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1952 | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1953 | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1953 | US | Federal 12022Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vogue Productions V. 3032Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Vogue Records V.9012Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Federal 12022Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Federal 45-120227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Sixty Minute Man are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1951 and 1955.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US. One of them is Federal 45-12022, released June 1951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-12022, 12022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F-45-108-1-MK and F-45-123-1-MK. 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.
