Vinyl pressings
by The Sensations · 1961
Let Me In was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
11244 T-MEtched Side A, variant 1
11245 T-MEtched Side B, variant 1
11244 T-M [Ω in a circle]Etched Side A, variant 2
11245 T-M [Ω in a circle]Etched Side B, variant 2
45-11244 △-40643Runout side A - Variation 1
45-11245 △-40643-XRunout side B - Variation 1
45-11244 T-M⎍ △-40643 MRRunout side A - Variation 2
45-11245 T-M⎍ △-40643-X MRRunout side B - Variation 2
11244Runout, Side A, etched (variation 1)
11245Runout, Side B, etched (variation 1)
11244 T-M [Ω in a circle]Runout, Side A, etched (variation 2)
11245 T-M [Ω in a circle]Runout, Side A, etched (variation 2)
11244 JM ΩRunout, side A, etched
11245 JM ΩRunout, side B, etched
U-11244A-side label
U-11245B-side label
U-11244A Side
U-11245B Side
U-11244A side label
U-11245B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Argo A-5405XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | MeloPhone 45-A-1700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Argo 5405First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Australia | Chess CH-0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | Chess CH-0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | Argo 54057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 251287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Pye International 7N.251287", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Collectables COL 13567", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Golden Goodies 54057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Chess C.10077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2557", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-13567", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2557", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet 54057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2557", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Cadet 54057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2557", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2557", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Let Me In are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1961 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada, Greece. One of them is Argo 5405.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5405, A-5405X, 45-A-1700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11244 T-M and 11245 T-M. 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.
