Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1963
Big Girls Don't Cry And Twelve Others . . . was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
#2900 -6... 11 Bell Sound SF Nashville MatrixRunout A
2901 -3... 11 Bell Sound SF Nashville MatrixRunout B
62-2900Label A
62-2901Label B
(MR) 2900 -5 Bell Sound SF △5117Side A etch exc. Bell Sound △ (MR) stamp
(MR) 2901 -5 Bell Sound △5117-XSide B etch exc. Bell Sound △ (MR) stamp
62-2900Side A label
62-2901Side B label
VJ-2900..2 12-21-62 BellSound SF A ARP AudioMatrixSide A runout
VJ-2901...1 12-21-62 BellSound SF A AudioMatrix ARPSide B runout
62-2900Side A label
62-2901Side B label
P4RM-4722-1 ⅠRunout Side A
P4RM-4723-1 ⅠRunout Side B
62-2900, P4RM-4722Label Side A
62-2901, P4RM-4723Label Side B
S2900-1A Bell Sound A ARP Audio MatrixSide A runout
S2901-1A Bell Sound ARP Audio MatrixSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Reo RLP 656 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Vee Jay Records SJET-7253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Vee Jay Records 39/728 / Allied International 39/728First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SL 10042First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records SR1056First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP1056 / Vee Jay Records LP1056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1056LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records SR1056 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1056First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records SR1056 / Vee Jay Records VJLPS 1056First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP1056 / Vee Jay Records LP1056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records LP1056 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1056LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP1056 / Vee Jay Records LP1056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Big Girls Don't Cry And Twelve Others . . . are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJLP1056, released February 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJLP1056, SR1056, VJLP 1056, SL 10042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, #2900 -6... 11 Bell Sound SF Nashville Matrix and 2901 -3... 11 Bell Sound SF Nashville Matrix. 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.
