Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1964
My Heart Belongs To Only You 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.
11 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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-76833-1A TIIIIIISide A Runout, Variant 1
ZSP-76834-1A TIIIIIISide B Runout, Variant 1
ZSP-76833-1B TIIIIIISide A Runout, Variant 2
ZSP-76834-1A TIIIIIISide B Runout, Variant 2
ZSP-76833-1K [SSM]Side A Runout, stamped [etched]
ZSP-76834-1C [HHHSM]Side B Runout
ZSP 76833Side A Label
ZSP 76834Side B Label
JZSP 76833-1GA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZSP 76834-1FB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
o ZSP-76833-1FA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
o ZSP-76834-1EB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSP-76833-1FSide A runout
ZSP-76834-1ESide B runout
ZSP 76833Side A label
ZSP 76834Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Epic ES-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Epic 5 - 9662First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Epic LL-553-EFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Columbia DB 7240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9662First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9662First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9662First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9662First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9662First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia DB 72407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Epic 5-96627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of My Heart Belongs To Only You are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 5-9662.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-9662, DB 7240, ES-014, 5 - 9662) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-76833-1A TIIIIII and ZSP-76834-1A TIIIIII. 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.
