Vinyl pressings
by The Flamingos · 1959
Flamingo Serenade was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
END LP 304A 3-16-59Side A runout etched - Variant 1
END LP 304B 3-16-59Side B runout etched - Variant 1
3-16-59 END LP ̷3̷0̷5̷ 304 A 304̷A PSide A runout etched, P stamped - Variant 2
END LP 304 B END LP ̷3̷0̷5̷ B PSide B runout etched, P stamped - Variant 2
END LP 205 A 3-16-59
END LP 205 B 3-16-59
G-STLP # 304A DSS Stereo #0317593 3-20-59Side A Etched
G-STLP #304B DSS Stereo #0317594 3-20-59Side B Etched
RLP606A LP-304Side A runout, variant 1
END LP 304 ASide B runout, variant 1
RLP 606A LP-304 END LP 304 ASide A runout, variant 2
LP 304 B END LP 2̶0̶5̶ B RLP 606-B 6-10-59Side B runout, variant 2
ENDLP-304 A
END LP 304 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Reo RLP-606 / End LP-304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Top Rank International RANK5006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | End STLP 304 / End END SLP 304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | End STLP-304 / End END STLP 304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | End END 304 / End LP-304LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | End LP-304 / End LP 304LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | End LP-304LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | End LP 304 / End END-304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Roulette SR-59018 / Roulette SR 59018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Roulette SR-59018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Roulette SR-59018 / Roulette SR 59018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | End RGM-1321 / Real Gone Music RGM-1321LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | End RGM-1321 / Real Gone Music RGM-1321LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | End RGM-1321 / Real Gone Music RGM-1321LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | End END-304 / End ELPS 3048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Flamingo Serenade are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is End END 304, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use END 304, STLP 304, RLP-606, RANK5006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, END LP 304A 3-16-59 and END LP 304B 3-16-59. 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.
