Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1962
Alan Freed's Memory Lane 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.
1 pressing came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
LP 314-A Bell SoundRunout Side A, variant 1
LP 314-B Bell SoundRunout Side B, variant 1
LP 314-A 1 LW Bell SoundRunout Side A, variant 2
LP 314-B 1 LW Bell SoundRunout Side B, variant 2
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 | US | End LP 314 / End 314LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | End LP 314First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records Special PKL 5572 / Pye Records PKL 5572LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Roulette 203 597-241LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Roulette VCL1-4220LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Roulette SR-42041 / End LP 314LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | End LP 314 / Roulette R-42041LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | End LP 314LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Roulette SR-42041 / End LP 314LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | End LP 314 / Roulette R-42041LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Roulette R-42041 / End LP 314LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Alan Freed's Memory Lane are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is End LP 314, released February 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP 314-A Bell Sound and LP 314-B Bell Sound. 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.
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