Vinyl pressings
by The El Dorados · 1955
At My Front Door was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, 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.
55-257 M.S.I.CO.Side A runout machine stamped
55-274 M.S.I.CO.Side B runout machine stamped
55-257Side A label
55-274Side B label
55-257 1 10Runout A
55 -274 10Runout B
55-257Label A
55-274Label B
55-257 10Side A runout machine stamped
55-274 10Side B runout machine stamped
55-257Side A label
55-274Side B label
55-257 IOA side runout
55-274 IOB side runout
55-257Side A Label
55-274Side B Label
55-257Side A Label
55-274Side B Label
55-257 10A side runout
55-274 10B side runout
55-257Side A Label
55-274Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-147First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Oldies 45 OL 227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Oldies 45 OL 227", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL-14527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 1477", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2707", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-14527", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-14527", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2707", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of At My Front Door are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1955 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ-147, released July 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ-147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 55-257 M.S.I.CO. and 55-274 M.S.I.CO.. 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.
