Vinyl pressings
by The Hilltoppers · 1957
Marianne / You're Wasting Your Time 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.
14 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 8 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 9470 - 1 I A3Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
MW 9472 - 1 I A3Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
MW 9470 - 1 I A2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
MW 9472 - 4 IRunout, side B, stamped, variant 2
MW-9470Label A
MW-9472Label B
45-MW-9470 ④ △13204Deadwax A
45-MW-9472 ⑤ △13206Deadwax B
MB-9470 ③ △13203Side A [etched]
M-9472 ① △13205Side B [etched]
MB-9470Label, Side A
MB-9472Label, Side B
MB 9470 -1 IRunout, side A stamped
MB 9472 -1 IRunout, side B stamped
MB-9470Label, side A
MB-9472Label, side B
MSD-1580-1Variant 1 runout, side A, stamped
MSD-1581-1Variant 1 runout, side B, stamped
MSD-1580-1 N RT 1Variant 2 runout, side A, stamped
MSD-1581-1 M RT 2Variant 2 runout, side B, stamped
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 | Australia | London Records HL-1161First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Dot Records 15537First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Germany | London Records DL 20 096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Germany | London Records DL 20 096First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.162First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.162First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | London Records 45-HL-D 8381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records 45-15537First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records 45-15537First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records 15537First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records 15537First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | London American Recordings HLD.8381First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 15537Shellac, 10", Single, Reissue | Shellac, 10", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 45-155377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Marianne / You're Wasting Your Time are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15537, released January 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15537, 15537, HLD.8381, 45-HL-D 8381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 9470 - 1 I A3 and MW 9472 - 1 I A3. 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.
