Vinyl pressings
by The Four Esquires · 1958
Repeat After Me / Hideaway 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.
13 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P 521A-XA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
45 P 521 BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
P-521-AX- . 1 .A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
45 P 521 B .. ..B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
45 P520AX① △24267Deadwax A
45 P520B② △24268Deadwax B
P-521-AX - 1A-Side Etched, variant 1
45 P 521 B 2B-Side Stamped, variant 1
P521A-XA side runout, variant 2
45 P531B ·· 2B side runout, variant 2
521-AA side label
521-BB 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 | Belgium | Moonglow 5095X45First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Quality K1788First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Quality 1788First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Norway | London Records 45-HL 8746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Portugal | London Records P 45 HL 8746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL.8746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL 8746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Paris 45-520First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 2157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Repeat After Me / Hideaway are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Paris 45-520, released August 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-520, 45-HL.8746, 45-HL 8746, 5095X45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 521A-X and 45 P 521 B. 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.
