Vinyl pressings
by The Kingsmen · 1964
The Jolly Green Giant was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
50218-172A-1C LWA-side runout, variant 1
50219-172B-1C LWB-side runout, variant 1
50218-172A-1B IIIXA-side runout, variant 2
50219-172B-1A IIIXB-side runout, variant 2
50218Side A Label
50219Side B Label
50218-172A- 1C LW Δ55322 (MR)Side A runout
50219-172B - 1C LW Δ55322X (MR)Side B runout
8829-S1A-side in wax
8829-S2B-side in wax
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Reo 8829XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 271 818 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Vogue GmbH DV 14291First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Wand 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Wand 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Wand 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Philips BF-1677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Disques Vogue V.45-12687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF2718187", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Norway | Fontana 271.818 TF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.252927", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.252927", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Wand W 1727", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Wand 1727", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Wand 1727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Wand 1727", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Wand W 1727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of The Jolly Green Giant are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Germany, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Wand 172, released December 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 172, DV 14291, 8829X, 271 818 TF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50218-172A-1C LW and 50219-172B-1C LW. 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.
