Vinyl pressings
by The Orlons · 1963
Not Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C 257A-2 SR AudiomatrixScribed in runout side A
C 257B-1 SR AudiomatrixScribed in runout side B
C 257A-3 SRVariant 1 Scribed in runout side A
C 257B-3 SRVariant 1 Scribed in runout side B
C 257A-2 Audiomatrix SR ARPRunout A
C 257B-3 SR Audiomatrix ARPRunout B
C-257-ALabel A
C-257-BLabel B
C 257A-4 AudiomatrixRunout side A, variant 1
C 257B-4 AudiomatrixRunout side B, variant 1
45-C257A-4 [MR(circled)] SR △-48091Runout side A, etched [stamped] (variant 2)
45-C257B-4 [MR(circled)] SR △-48091-XRunout side B, etched [stamped] (variant 2)
C 257A-2 Audiomatrix SR ARPRunout A
C 257B-3 SR Audiomatrix ARPRunout B
C-257-ALabel A
C-257-BLabel B
C 257A-3 SR AudiomatrixRunout side A
C 257B-3 SR AudiomatrixRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Cameo C-257XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Cameo Parkway 10 330 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Cameo Parkway 16018 CPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26.387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Karusell CFF 12First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo C.257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway C.257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Cameo C-257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-43897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Not Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cameo C-257.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-257, C.257, DO-4389, C-257X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 257A-2 SR Audiomatrix and C 257B-1 SR Audiomatrix. 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.
