Vinyl pressings
by The Johnny Otis Show · 1959
Castin' My Spell / Telephone Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
& S45-31186-D1Side A runout with stylized Capitol stamp
& S45-31184-D1Side B runout with stylized Capitol stamp
S45-31186Side A matrix
S45-31184Side B matrix
45-31186-D1 1 ☆Runout A
45-31184-D1 1 ☆Runout B
45-31186Label A
45-31184Label B
45-31186Label A
45-31184Label B
[etched] 45-31186-D1 [stamped] 1 ☆Deadwax A
[etched] 45-31184-D1 [stamped] 1 ☆Deadwax B
F.31186Side A label
F.31184Side B label
F 31186-1 G ET 1A-side runout, stamped
F 31184-1 G ET 1B-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Unknown | Capitol Records 45-CL 15018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Belgium | Capitol Records 45 CL 15018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Capitol Records K 20 758 / Capitol Records F 4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 15018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 15018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records F4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records F4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records S4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records F4168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records F4168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Unknown | Capitol Records RCL. 147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Capitol Records F41687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records F 41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Capitol Records F.41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 41687", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 41687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 41687", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of Castin' My Spell / Telephone Baby are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Capitol Records S4168, released April 27, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S4168, F4168, 45-CL 15018, 45 CL 15018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, & S45-31186-D1 and & S45-31184-D1. 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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