Vinyl pressings
by Anthony Newley · 1960
Why was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DRF-26560-T1-1C UB ET 2BSide A runout variant 1
DRF-26561-T1-2C CB ET 2BSide B runout variant 2
DRF-26560-T1-1C UU ET 2BSide A runout variant 2
DRF-26561-T1-1C K ET 1Side B runout variant 2
DRF-25560-TI-2CA Side Run Off
DRF-25561-Ti-ICB Side Run Off
DRF-26560-TI-1C MU 2DSide A, runout, stamped
DRF-26561-TI-1C CI 3 CSide B, runout, stamped
DRF.26560Side A, label
DRF.26561Side B, label
DRF-26560-TI-IC 2DLabel Side A
DRF-26561-TI-IC 2DLabel Side B
DRF-26560-TI-1CSide A, runout, stamped
DRF-26561-TI-1CSide B, runout, stamped
DRF.26560Side A, label
DRF.26561Side B, label
DRF-26560-T1-2CSide A runout variant 1
DRF-26561-T1-1CSide B runout variant 2
DRF.26560Label side A
DRF.26561Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Decca 45-Y7017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | Decca DL 25 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Decca F 11194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Decca DEC 211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca 45-F 11194First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Decca F.11194First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | DeccaFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Decca F 111947", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Decca 45-F 111947", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Why are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Decca 45-F 11194.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-F 11194, F.11194, 45-Y7017, DL 25 027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-26560-T1-1C UB ET 2B and DRF-26561-T1-2C CB ET 2B. 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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