Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1963
A Fool Never Learns was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
ZSP-76443-2ACRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP-76442-2ACRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP-76443-2AF [TIIII]Runout, Side A, Stamped / [etched], Variant 2
ZSP-76442-2AE [TIIIII]Runout, Side B, Stamped / [etched], Variant 2
JZSP-76443-2E [HH]Runout, Side A, stamped [etched]
JZSP-76442-2D [HH]Runout, Side B, stamped [etched]
ZSP 76443Label Side A
ZSP 76442Label Side B
ZSP-76443-2HRunout, Side A, Stamped
0 ZSP-76442-2GRunout, Side B, Stamped
ZSP 76443Label Side A
ZSP 76442Label Side B
ZSP-76443-2ACRunout, Side A, Stamped
ZSP-76442-2AC...Runout, Side B, Stamped
ZSP 76443Label Side A
ZSP 76442Label Side B
JZSP 76443Label Side A
JZSP 76442Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BA-221081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia 4-42950First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 1.392First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 1.392First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Norway | CBS AAG 182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | CBS AAG182First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42950First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Greece | CBS BA 3010427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 1.3927", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | CBS EAAG. 182 / CBS 4-429507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of A Fool Never Learns are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-42950.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42950, AAG182, BA-221081, 1.392) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-76443-2AC and ZSP-76442-2AC. 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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