Vinyl pressings
by The Rocky Fellers · 1963
Killer Joe / Lonely Teardrops 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.
12 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SCEPTER 1246A ZTSP 87152-1B ....A-Side Runout Etching
. SCEPTER 1246 B ZTSP 87153-1B .B-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 87152A-Side Label
ZTSP 87153B-Side Label
ZTSP 87152Side A Label
ZTSP 87153Side B Label
SCEPTER 1246A ZTSP-87152-1DSide A etched
SCEPTER 1246B ZTSP-87152-1DSide B etched
ZTSP 87152Side A Label
ZTSP 87153Side B Label
S-1246-A LW Mirasound Bell SoundRunout side A
S 1246 B LW Bell SoundRunout side B
87152-1BA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
87153B-Side Runout Etching variant 1
ZTSP 87152 SCEPTER Bell Sound 1246A-1AA-Side Runout variant 2
ZTSP 87153 SCEPTER Bell Sound 1246-1aB-Side Runout variant 2
45-S-1246A KILLER JOE △-46799 MR(circled) BellSoundRunout Side A
45-S-1246B LW LONELY TEARDROPS △-46799-X MR(circled) BellSoundRunout 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 | Quality 1510XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside 45 HSS 1063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Globe JET-12807", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Stateside SS 1757", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SCE 12467", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
15 vinyl pressings of Killer Joe / Lonely Teardrops are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Scepter Records 1246.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1246, SS 175, 1510X, 45 HSS 1063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCEPTER 1246A ZTSP 87152-1B .... and . SCEPTER 1246 B ZTSP 87153-1B .. 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.
