Vinyl pressings
by The Shangri-Las · 1964
Leader Of The Pack / What Is Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 10 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.
LS1040 1CSide A Runout
LS-1041 1CSide B Runout
LS1040-1A ᵀ ᴵ ᴵ ᴵ AudioMatrixVar 2: Side A Runout
LS- 1041-1C ᵀ ᴵ ᴵ ᴵ AudioMatrixVar 2: Side B Runout
AudioMatrix LS 1040A-Side Runout Etching
AudioMatrix LS-1041B-Side Runout Etching
L/S 1040A-Side Label
L/S 1041B-Side Label
LS 1040 XA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
LS-1041B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
LS 1040 XA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
LS-1041 [Audio Matrix]B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
LS1040 △-54334 MR AudioMatrixSide A runout
LS-1041 MR △-54334-X AudioMatrixSide B runout
L/S-1040Side A label
L/S-1041Side B label
△ 54334 LS 1040Side A runout
△ 54334 X LS 1041Side B runout
L/S-1040Side A label
L/S-1041Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Red Bird RB 10-014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Brazil | Red Bird RB-33-2000First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Red Bird B-3294XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Red Bird B-3294XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Red Bird LS-6 / Sonet LS-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Red Bird LS-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Denmark | Red Bird LS-6 / Sonet LS-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14238 / Red Bird RBV 35005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14238 / Red Bird RBV 35005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue HV 2022First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Red Bird RB 10-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-6First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-6First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Sweden | Red Bird LS-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Red Bird JET-14917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Red Bird TSR 587", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 13767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lana Records 1437", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 13767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lana Records 1437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 13767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Leader Of The Pack / What Is Love are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Red Bird RB 10-014, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RB 10-014, RB-10-014, RB10 014, RB-33-2000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LS1040 1C and LS-1041 1C. 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.
