Vinyl pressings
by Willy Alberti · 1959
Marina was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 6 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.
6D AA 318292▽1F=1 // 670 1 1 [4 mirrored] 1 1Runout side A, stamped
6D AA 318292▽2F=1 // 670 1 1 1 [3 mirrored]Runout side B, stamped
AA 318 292.1 FCenter label A
AA 318 292.2 FCenter label B
45-CP-2117-IC
45-CP-2118-IC
AB-422390A side label
AB-422391B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 318 292 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 318 292 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | India | Decca 45-F 11191First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 318 292 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 318 292 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Decca F.11191First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Decca 45-F 11191First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | London Records 45-1888First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | London Records 45-1888First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | London Records 45-1888-VFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | London Records 45-1888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | London Records 45-1888First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca 45-Y70137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Decca Y70137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Decca Y70137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Canada | London Records 45L18887", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Decca DL 25 0257", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Marina are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Netherlands, UK, US, Denmark and more. One of them is Philips 318 292 PF.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 318 292 PF, F.11191, 45-F 11191, 45-1888) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6D AA 318292▽1F=1 // 670 1 1 [4 mirrored] 1 1 and 6D AA 318292▽2F=1 // 670 1 1 1 [3 mirrored]. 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.
