Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Lee · 1961
Fool #1 / Anybody But Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 8 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.
45 111045 1 1Side A stamped variant 1
45 111046 1 1Side B stamped variant 1
45 111045 4 1Side A stamped variant 2
45 111046 5 1Side B stamped variant 2
45 111045 I 6 2Runout, Side A, Stamped, variant 1
45 111045 2 5 2Runout, Side B, Stamped, variant 1
45 111045 23 2Runout, Side A, Stamped, variant 2
45 111046 21 2Runout, Side B, Stamped, variant 2
111,045Label side A
111,406Label side B
45-111045-1C CH OTRunout side A
45-111046-1C CH OTRunout side B
111045Label side A
111046Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Festival Records FK-141First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | Decca 31309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Denmark | Decca 45-BM 05860 / Decca BM 05860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Brunswick 12 237First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Germany | Brunswick 12 237First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Jamaica | Decca 31309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-141First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05860First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 05860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05860First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05860First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FK-1417", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Chile | Decca 110377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Decca DS-2347", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Fool #1 / Anybody But Me are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca 31309, released September 25, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 31309, 45-05860, 05860, FK-141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 111045 1 1 and 45 111046 1 1. 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.
