Vinyl pressings
by Tommy Steele And The Steelmen · 1958
Nairobi / Neon Sign 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.
17 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
DRF-24148-T1-1C UK HSide A, Stamped, Variant 1
DRF-24149-T1-1C UK HSide B, Stamped, Variant 1
DRF-24148-T1-1C BA H CJSide A, Stamped, Variant 2
DRF-24149-T1-1C UU H 2Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
DRX-24148-T1-1A side runout, stamped
DRX-24149-T1-1B side runout, stamped
DRX.24148A side label
DRX.24149B side label
DRX-24148-T1-1A side runout, stamped
DRX-24149-T1-1B side runout, stamped
DRX.24148A side label
DRX.24149B side label
DRX-24148-T1-1 BU RTA side runout, stamped
DRX-24149-T1-1 BH RTB side runout, stamped
DRX.24148A side label inverted
DRX.24149B side label inverted
DRF 24148 △20536A side - runout (stamped and etched)
DRF 24149 △20537B side - runout (stamped and etched)
(DRF-24148)A side - label
(DRF-24149)B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Denmark | Decca 45-F 10991First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | Decca D 18 754First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Decca D 18 754First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Decca 45-F 10991First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Decca 45-DEC.183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.183First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Decca 45-DEC.183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | Decca 45-F 10991First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | South Africa | Decca F.10991First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Decca F.10991First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | London Records 45-1795First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 45-1795First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | London Records 45-L. 1795First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Decca 45-F 10991First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Decca F.10991First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Decca 9.22.8247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Nairobi / Neon Sign are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Decca 45-F 10991, released March 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-F 10991, F.10991, 45-1795, 45-L. 1795) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-24148-T1-1C UK H and DRF-24149-T1-1C UK H. 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.
