Vinyl pressings
by The Olympics · 1958
Western Movies 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.
20 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 11 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.
45DE-015-1A A1 RA-side runout, variant 1
45DE-016-1A A1 RB-side runout, variant 1
45DE-015-1 RA-side runout, variant 2
45DE-016-1A A1 RB-side runout, variant 2
I A2 45_DE_015_2A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 45_DE_016_2B-Side Runout Etching
45-DE-015Side A Label
45-DE-016Side B Label
45-DE-015 ⓵ ∆22797Side A runout
45-DE-016 ⓵ ∆22798Side B runout
45-DE-015Side A label
45-DE-016Side B label
45 DE-015 ① △22797Side A Etching
45 DE-016 ① △22798Side B Etching
45 DE-015Side A Label
45 DE-016Side B Label
DE015 78A Side Label
DE016 78B Side Label
DEO.15 78A Side Label
DEO.16 78B Side 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 | Leedon LS-519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Reo 8265XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Reo 8265First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 MF 1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Electrola E 21 021 / His Master's Voice 45 - EG 8865First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP 528First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45-POP 528First year7" | 7" |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Prestige Records PSP 0083First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Prestige Records PSP 0083First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Norway | His Master's Voice 45-POP-528First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | His Master's Voice 45-POP-528First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | South Africa | Renown N.1006First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 528First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 528First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Demon FF-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Demon FF-15087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Zee Records 1037", Single | 7", Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Western Movies are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Demon FF-1508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FF-1508, POP. 528, 45-POP 528, LS-519) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45DE-015-1A A1 R and 45DE-016-1A A1 R. 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.
