Jamaica
1964- Label and catalog number
- Studio One
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
(Side A): FC 4002
(Side B): FC 3084
Vinyl pressings
by Winston Delano Stewart · 1964
Leave Me Alone / Lee Oswald was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
(Side A): FC 4002
(Side B): FC 3084
FC 4002B
FC 3084A
(Side A): FC 4002
(Side B): FC 3084
FC 4002A side runout etched
FC 3084B side runout etched
(Side A): FC 4002
(Side B): FC 3084
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Jamaica | Studio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Jamaica | Coxsone Records CS 0127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Jamaica | Studio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Jamaica | Coxsone Records CS-0127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Jamaica | Studio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records CS. 10277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records CS. 01277", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records C.S. 10277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records CS. 10277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Leave Me Alone / Lee Oswald are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Jamaica. One of them is Studio One.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 0127, CS-0127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Side A): FC 4002 and (Side B): FC 3084. 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.