Vinyl pressings
by The Fontane Sisters · 1956
Eddie My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MW 9079 - 11 IA side runout version 1
MW 9080 - S IB side runout version 1
MW 9079 - 9 IA side runout version 2
MW 9080 - 9 IB side runout version 2
MW 9079 - 4A side - runout
MW 9080 - 8B side - runout
MW-9079A side - label
MW-9080B side - label
MW 9079 - 4 IA side - runout stamped, variant 1
MW 9080 - 9 IB side - runout stamped, variant 1
MW 9079 - 3 I A1A side - runout stamped, variant 2
MW 9080 - 1 I A2B side - runout stamped, variant 2
MB 9079-2 2 ISide A runout stamped
MB 9080-1 1 ISide B runout stamped
MB-9079Side A label
MB-9080Side B label
MW-9079A side - label
MW-9080B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | London Records HL-1071First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Quality K1464First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | London Records 45-HL 7009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | London Records 45-HL-A 8265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15450First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Quality 1464First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | London Records DL 20 042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15450First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 15450First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Dot Records 45-15450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | London American Recordings HL-A.8265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Dot Records D-45-10027", Single | 7", Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Eddie My Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15450, released February 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15450, 15450, HL-A.8265, 45-HL 7009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 9079 - 11 I and MW 9080 - S I. 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.
