US
1954- Label and catalog number
- Spark Record Co. 45x107
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by The Robins · 1954
Loop De Loop Mambo / Framed was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year. 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.
LS-22Side A
LS-24Side B
L.S. 22Side A Label
L.S. 24Side B Label
LS-22A-side runout
LS-24B-side runout
L.S. 22A-side label
L.S. 24B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | US | Spark Record Co. 45x107First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Spark Record Co. 45x 107First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1954 | US | Spark Record Co. 107First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Spark Record Co. 45x107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1954 | US | Spark Record Co. 107First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality 132110", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Spark Record Co. 45x1077", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Spark Record Co. 45x1077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Spark Record Co. 107Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Spark Record Co. 45x1077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Spark Record Co. 45x1077", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
11 vinyl pressings of Loop De Loop Mambo / Framed are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US. One of them is Spark Record Co. 45x107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45x107, 45x 107, 107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.