Vinyl pressings
by Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers · 1962
My Bonnie was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
46612 A C2 H1/S + A1 Made in GermanyRunout side A
46612-2 B C2 H/S + A Made in GermanyRunout side B
46 612 ALabel side A
46 612 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Venezuela | Polydor LPHM 46612 / Polydor 237 112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Venezuela | Polydor SLPHM 46612 / Polydor 237 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor 46 612 LPHM / Polydor LPHM 46 612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Polydor SLPHM 237 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Brazil | Polydor 46.612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 46 612 / Polydor LPHM 46 612LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 237 112LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Polydor 1237112 SLPHMLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Polydor 1237 112 SLPHM / Polydor 1024 673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Cornbread Records CRNBR16026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Unknown | Wax Love Records WLV82092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 46 612 / Polydor LPHM 46 612LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Polydor LPHM 46 612 / Polydor 237 112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Polydor LPHM 46 612LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of My Bonnie are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, Brazil, Venezuela. One of them is Polydor 46 612 LPHM, released June 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46 612 LPHM, SLPHM 237 112, 46.612, LPHM 46612) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 46612 A C2 H1/S + A1 Made in Germany and 46612-2 B C2 H/S + A Made in Germany. 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.
