Vinyl pressings
by The Four Lads · 1957
Put A Light In The Window was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
ZSP42502-1ESide A Runout, Stamped: Variant 1
ZSP42503-1ESide B Runout, Stamped: Variant 1
ZSP42502-1F. >...Side A Runout, Stamped: Variant 2
ZSP42503-1G ...Side B Runout, Stamped: Variant 2
ZSP42502-1K HSide A Runout
ZSP42503-1K HSide B Runout
ZSP 42502Side A Label
ZSP 42503Side B Label
ZSP42502Stamped A-Side
ZSP42503Stamped B-Side
CO59364-1JRunout Side A
CO56385-1JRunout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 4-41058First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Philips B22204H / Philips P.B. 776First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 41058First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41058First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 41058First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41058First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-41058First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Philips 322 209 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | Philips 322209 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips 322 209 BF7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | Philips 322 209 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Philips P.B.776 / Philips B22204H10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of Put A Light In The Window are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-41058, released November 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41058, 41058, B22204H) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP42502-1E and ZSP42503-1E. 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.
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