Vinyl pressings
by The Johnny Otis Show · 1958
Willie And The Hand Jive was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
45-18745-N1A side deadwax - stamped (Variant 1)
45-18744-N1#4B side deadwax - stamped (Variant 1)
45-18745-N2A side deadwax - stamped (Variant 2)
45-19745-N2#2 [lathe]A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 3)
45-18745-D1Side A Runout
45-18744-D2Side B Runout
45-18745Side A Label
45-18744Side B Label
45-18745Label A
45-18744Label B
45-18745-D1 ☆A side deadwax
45-18744-D1 ☆B side deadwax
45 X̶-18745-N2#4 (anvil symbol)side A runout, stamped, variant 1
45-18744-N1#4 (anvil symbol)side B runout, stamped, variant 1
45 X̶18745-N2#4 (anvil symbol)side A runout, stamped, variant 2
45-18744-N2 11#2 (anvil symbol)side B runout, stamped, variant 2
45-18744-N2 111 (anvil symbol)side A runout, stamped (111 small/hand etched)
45 X̶-18745-N2 11#2 (anvil symbol)side B runout, stamped (11#2 small/hand etched)
45-18745side A label
45-18744side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Capitol Records 45-CP-1318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records 3966First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Japan | Capitol Records 7P-104 / Capitol Records F-3966First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 14875First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F3966First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records F 39667", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Capitol Records F39667", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Willie And The Hand Jive are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records F3966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F3966, 45-CL 14875, 45-CP-1318, 3966) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-18745-N1 and 45-18744-N1#4. 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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