Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Rydell · 1962
I'll Never Dance Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 13 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.
C-217-A AudioMatrix DM RECORDING RECO-ART PHILAA-Side Runout
C-217-B1 AudioMatrix DM RECORDING RECO-ART PHILAB-Side Runout
C-217-AA-Side Label
C-217-BB-Side Label
ARP [script]Both sides, stamped
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Both sides, stamped
AudioMatrixBoth sides, stamped
C — 2 1 7 — ASide A, stamped
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-217-A AudioMatrixA-Side Runout Etching
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-217-B-1 AudioMatrixB-Side Runout Etching
C-217-AA-Side Label
C-217-BB-Side Label
C-217-AA-Side Label
C-217-BB-Side Label
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-217-A AudioMatrix
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-217-B-1 AudioMatrix
45 C 217A-I N ZTSide A
45 C 217B-I N ZTSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-4289First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | France | Columbia SCRF 555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45 - POPC 2079First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Galleria Del Corso SE 562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia SCMH 5122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Cameo Parkway CP 26357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Top Rank International JAR-445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Top Rank International JAR-445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | Continental Records PD.7-8578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Columbia DS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4858First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4858First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Cameo C-217X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Cameo C-217X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Cameo JET-11257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G 4077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cameo C-2177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of I'll Never Dance Again are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Cameo C-217.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-217, 45-DB 4858, 45 325 A, DO-4289) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-217-A AudioMatrix DM RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA and C-217-B1 AudioMatrix DM RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. 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.
