Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Lee · 1965
Too Many Rivers was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7 10084 3 2 111Runout side A, variant 1
7 10085 6 2Runout side B, variant 1
7 10084 3 21Runout side A, variant 2
7 10085 6 2Runout side B, variant 2
MG 10084Side A Label
MG 10085Side B Label
7-10084 1C A2 IRunout A stamped, variant 1
7-10085 2C B1 IRunout B stamped, variant 1
7 10084 1S I B1Runout A stamped, variant 2
7 10085 2S I B3Runout B stamped, variant 2
7-10084 1 N I 2Side A stamped, exc. I etched
7-10085 4 I NSide B stamped, exc. I etched
7-10084Side A label matrix
7-10085⦿Side B label matrix
MG 10084Side A label
MG 10085Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Festival Records DL-31,786First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 74684First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 74684First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Decca SDL 10216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Japan | Decca SDL 10216First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74684 / Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74684First yearLP, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74684First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74684First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca 7-34341First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4684First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records R66-424LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 74684LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SLK 86 007-PLP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Decca SLK 86 007-PLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Too Many Rivers are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan. One of them is Decca DL 74684.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74684, DL 4684, 7-34341, DL-31,786) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 10084 3 2 111 and 7 10085 6 2. 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.
