Vinyl pressings
by The Orlons · 1962
The Conservative / Don't Hang Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
C-231-A AudioMatrix ARP MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout, Side A, stamped
C-231 E AudioMatrix ARPRunout, Side B, etched [AudioMatrix, ARP stamped]
C-231-ALabel, Side A
C-231-BLabel, Side B
C-231-A AudioMatrix MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Side A runout variant 1
C-231 E AudioMatrixSide B runout variant 1
C-231-A AudioMatrix BL MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Side A runout variant 2
C-231 E AudioMatrix BLSide B runout variant 2
C-231-A-1 R R MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.A side runout
C-231-E-1 A1 R R MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.B side runout
C-231-AA side label
C-231-BB side label
C-231-A △ 44916-X MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA MRRunout side A
C-231-E △ 44916 MRRunout side B
C-231-ALabel side A
C-231-ELabel side B
C-231-ASide A Label
C-231-BSide B Label
C 231 A-1WMHA side runout stamped
C 231 B-1 WMHB side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-4322First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Brazil | Fermata FB-7842First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | Cameo C-231XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | Ariola 10 012 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Greece | Cameo Parkway 16003 CPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Cameo JET-1194First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26362 / Cameo Parkway CP 26.362First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Philippines | Cameo CMO-3030First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Cameo Parkway C.231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-231First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-231First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 443First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Cameo C-2317", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Cameo C-2317", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | ABKCO 40107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of The Conservative / Don't Hang Up are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Sweden, Australia and more. One of them is Cameo C-231, released October 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-231, C 231, C.231, KFF 443) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-231-A AudioMatrix ARP MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. and C-231 E AudioMatrix ARP. 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.
