Vinyl pressings
by The Marvelettes 路 1961
Twistin' Postman was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZTSC-84715 -1AA side runout, variant 1
ZTSC 84191-1KD H918B side runout, variant 1
ZTSC 84191-1KCB side runout, variant 2
ZTSC 84191-1KD DM 033101A side runout, variant 2
H-1136 DM-033101
H-1137 DM-027202
ZTSC 84715-1KB DM033101 TI 1Side A Etched
ZTSC 84191-1KA H1918 TISide B Etched
ZTSC 84715Side A Label
ZTSC 84191Side B Label
H-1136 Bell Sound ARPSide A runout
ARP H-1137 Bell SoundSide B runout
H-1136 DM-033101Label A
H-1137 DM-027202Label B
ZTSC 84715-1KE DM033101 HHRunout side A, var. 1
ZTSC84191-1KF H1918 HHHRunout side B, var. 1
ZTSC 84715-1KE DM 033101 HRunout side A, var. 2
ZTSC84191-1KF H918 HRunout side B, var. 2
ZTSC 84715-1KA DM0 33101 TIIIIIRunout side A
ZTSC 84191-1KB H918 TIIRunout side B
ZTSC 84715Label side A
ZTSC 84191Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono 路 Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", Single, Promo 路 Promo | 7", Single, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | Canada | Tamla TM. 7008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono 路 Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1961 | US | Tamla T 54054First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Tamla T 54054First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Fontana H 3877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Fontana H.386 / Fontana 267211 TF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Newtone Records NT 7157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tamla T 540547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Twistin' Postman are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Tamla TAMLA 54054, released December 6, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAMLA 54054, T 54054, TM. 7008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSC-84715 -1A and ZTSC 84191-1KD H918. 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.
