Vinyl pressings
by The Royaltones · 1958
Poor Boy / Wail! 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.
15 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
JB-11402-45A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
JB-11403-45B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
JB-11402-45-1 #2A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
JB-11403-45B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
JB-11402-45-1Side A etched
JB-11403-45-1Side B etched
JB-11402Side A label
JB-11403Side B label
JB-11402-45-1 ∆24358Etched side A
JB-11403-45-1 ∆24359Etched side B
45-JB-11402A label
45-JB-11403B 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 | Canada | Jubilee 45-J5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Germany | London Records DL 20 211First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-J.8744First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-J. 8744 / London Records 45-HLJ 8744First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings HLJ.8744First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-J. 8744First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 45-5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 45-5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 45-5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 5338First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 78-5338First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 45-5338First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Jubilee 45-5338First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Virgo VO-60137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-25577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Jubilee J5338Shellac, 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Virgo VO 60137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Poor Boy / Wail! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Jubilee 45-5338.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-5338, 5338, 78-5338, 45-HL-J.8744) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JB-11402-45 and JB-11403-45. 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.
