Vinyl pressings
by Tommy James & The Shondells · 1968
Crimson And Clover was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
19510-2 A1 ISide A runout variant 1
1̶9̶5̶1̶2̶-̶1̶ 19468-2 A1 ISide B runout variant 1
19510-2-B2FSide A runout variant 2
1̶9̶5̶1̶2̶-̶4̶ ̶ ̶1̶9̶4̶6̶8̶-̶4̶ ̶A̶D̶1̶Side B runout variant 2
19510-3 CSide A, Etched
19468-5 5Side B, Etched, (5) Stamped
19510-2 Λ1 ISide A run-out Etched, I - Stamped, variant 1
19468 - 2(stamped) 19468 - 2 (etched) Λ2 ISide B run-out Etched & Stamped, variant 1
19510-2 A1 ISide A run-out Etched, A1 I stamped, variant 2
19468 - 2 4̶9̶5̶2̶-̶2̶ A2 ISide B run-out Etched, 19468 - 2 A2 I stamped, variant 2
19510-1 B3 RSide A runout, variant 1
19468-1A-B2D RSide B runout, variant 1
19510-3 A1 RSide A runout, variant 2
19468-5 A5 RSide B runout, variant 2
19510 HA-side runout
̶1̶9̶5̶1̶2̶ 19468 HB-side runout
19510A-side label
19468B-side label
A-side label): 19510
B-side label): 19468
(Side A - Etched (I - Stamped))19510-2-A4 I
(Side B - Etched (I - Stamped))19512-4 (strikeout) 19468-4-B3 D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Panama | Roulette R-7028First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028 / Roulette R 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Roulette R-7028First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Roulette R-70287", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Roulette DV 148247", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Roulette DV 148247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Roulette DV 148247", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | India | Stateside ESS.927", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Roulette R-70287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Roulette R-7028 / Roulette R 70287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Roulette7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Roulette Records R-70287", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 40187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Crimson And Clover are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Panama. One of them is Roulette R-7028, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-7028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19510-2 A1 I and 1̶9̶5̶1̶2̶-̶1̶ 19468-2 A1 I. 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.
