Vinyl pressings
by Wink Martindale · 1959
Deck Of Cards 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.
20 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MW 13052 1 I A1A-side stamped runout, variant 1
MW-13051 2 I A1B-side stamped runout, variant 1
MW 13052 2 I A5A-side stamped runout, variant 2
MW-13051-3 I A5B-side stamped runout, variant 2
I A2 MW 13968 2Side A runout Etching, variant 1
I A2 MW 13051 2Side B runout Etching, variant 1
A4 MW 13968 1 ISide A runout Etching, variant 2
I A4 MW 13051 2 ISide B runout Etching, variant 2
MW-13052Label Side A
MW-13051Label Side B
MW-13052Label side A
MW-13051Label side B
45 MB-13052 ① △30499Deadwax A
45 MB-13051 △30500Deadwax B
45-MSD-3823-1CRunout A
45-MSD-3824-1CRunout B
MSD.3283Label A
MSD.3284Label B
MSD.3823Side A label
MSD.3824Side B 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 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Dot Records 45-15968First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Versailles 9.1.077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | London American Recordings HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-D 445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-D 445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD.8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-D 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-D 8962 / London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLD.8962First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8962 / London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-D 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962 / London Dot 45-HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLD 8962 / London Dot 45-HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | UK | Dot Records DOT 1097", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Dot Records DOT 1097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Dot Records DOT 1097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | Dot Records Dot 17", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | London Records 45-159687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records 45D 4097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8962 / London Dot HLD 89627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-159687", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Dot Records 45-159687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
44 vinyl pressings of Deck Of Cards are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15968, released July 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15968, 45-HLD 8962, 45-HLD.8962, 45-HL-D 8962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 13052 1 I A1 and MW-13051 2 I A1. 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.
