Vinyl pressings
by The Elegants · 1958
Please Believe Me 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.
12 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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 APT-15039A side runout, variant 1
45 APT-15040B side runout, variant 1
45 APT-15039 L/WA side runout, variant 2
45 APT-15040 L/WB side runout, variant 2
45 APT-15039Side A label
45 APT-15040Side B label
APT 45-15039A side label
APT 45-15040B side label
45 APT-15039A
45 APT-15040B
45 APT-15039Label A
45 APT-15040Label B
APT 45-15039A side label
APT 45-15040B 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 | Canada | Sparton 4-663 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice POP.551First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP. 551First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Apt Records 45-25017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Artone AP 22.048x457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Gold Vault Records, Ltd. 7777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Million Seller 8487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Please Believe Me are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Apt Records 45-25017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-25017, 45-POP 551, POP.551, 45-POP. 551) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 APT-15039 and 45 APT-15040. 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.
