Vinyl pressings
by Billy Storm · 1959
This Is Always / I've Come Of Age 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.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
RZSP46094-1FSide A runout - variant 1
RZSP46095-1GSide B runout - variant 1
RZSP46094-1ESide A runout - variant 2
RZSP46095-1GSide B runout - variant 2
RZSP 46094Label A
RZSP 46095Label B
RZ SP - 46094 - IN HSide A
RZ SP - 46095 - IN HSide B
JRZSP 46094Side A Label
JRZSP 46095Side 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 | Coronet KS-317First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Philips 322 435 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 322 435 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Philips 45-PB.916 / Philips 322 435 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41356First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41356First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41356First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41356First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41356First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-3177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-413567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of This Is Always / I've Come Of Age are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41356, released March 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41356, 45-PB.916, KS-317, 322 435 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RZSP46094-1F and RZSP46095-1G. 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.
