Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1962
Big Girls Don't Cry was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 9 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.
VJ-62-26-49-1E ¹¹ Bell Sound Nashville Matrix ARPSide A runout
VJ-62-26-50-1E ¹¹ Nashville Matrix ARPSide B runout
62-2649Side A label
62-2650Side B label
· ZTSC-87556-1HRunout A, variant 1
· ZTSC-87557-1HRunout B, variant 1
ZTSC-87556-1ARunout A, variant 2
ZTSC-87557-1BRunout B, variant 2
62-2649A
62-2650B
VJ-62-26-49-1E 11 Bell Sound Nashville MatrixA Side Runout
VJ-62-26-50-1E 11 Nashville MatrixB Side Runout
62-2649A Side Label
62-2650B Side Label
[MR logo] VJ-62-26-49-1C Bell Sound △44776A side runout
[MR logo] VJ-62-26-50-1C △44776-XB side runout
62-2649A side label
62-2650B side label
VJ-62-26-49-1C 44776Side A in wax
VJ-62-26-50-1C 44776-XSide B in wax
62-2649Side A on label
62-2650Side B on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Festival Records FK-290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | Festival Records FK-290First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Reo 8680XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Karusell KFF 450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Vee Jay Records VJ. 09004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1962 | Italy | Vee Jay Records VJ 09004 / Bluebell Record VJ 09004First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Imperial AI 1010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Imperial AI 1010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR-461First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 45-SAB 431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VEE JAY #465First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 465First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ #465First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 465First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 30997", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Chile | Odeon MSOD 83647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records JET-11927" | 7" |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL-477", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VEE JAY #4657", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 4657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
38 vinyl pressings of Big Girls Don't Cry are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1962 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Australia, Sweden, Canada and more. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ 465.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ 465, VEE JAY #465, VJ #465, FK-290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VJ-62-26-49-1E ¹¹ Bell Sound Nashville Matrix ARP and VJ-62-26-50-1E ¹¹ Nashville Matrix ARP. 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.
