Vinyl pressings
by The Three Suns · 1960
Twilight Memories was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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.
K2 PY4558-1S ɪ C2A side variant 1
K2 PY4559-1S ɪ B2B side variant 1
K2 PY4558-1S I A3A side variant 2
K2 PY4559-1S I A3B side variant 2
K2 PP4556-1S I B2Side A Runout
K2 PP4557-1S I A4Side B Runout
K2PP-4556Side A Label
K2PP-4557Side B Label
K2PY-4558Side A Label
K2PY-4559Side B Label
K2 PY4558-9S A1 RSide A Runout Stamped
K2 PY4559-7S A2 RSide B Runout Stamped
K2PY-4558Side A Label
K2PY-4559Side B Label
K2 PY4558-1S A2 IRunout A
K2 PY4559-1S I A2Runout B
K2PY-4558Label A
K2PY-4559Label B
K2 PP4556-5S A1 RSide A Runout Stamped
K2 PP4557-5S A2̶ 1 RSide B Runout Stamped
K2PP-4556Side A Label
K2PP-4557Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2120 / RCA Victor LSP 2120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2120 / RCA Victor LSP 2120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2120 / RCA Victor LSP 2120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2120 / RCA Victor LSP 2120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2120 / RCA Victor LPM 2120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2120 / RCA Victor LPM 2120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2120 / RCA Victor LSP 2120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Twilight Memories are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1960 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2120, released March 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2120, LPM-2120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 PY4558-1S ɪ C2 and K2 PY4559-1S ɪ B2. 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.
