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It Doesn't Matter Anymore / Raining In My Heart by Buddy Holly, album cover

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It Doesn't Matter Anymore / Raining In My Heart

by Buddy Holly · 1959

30 pressings7 countriesVocalRockPop

It Doesn't Matter Anymore 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.

How to spot a first pressing of It Doesn't Matter Anymore

17 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

January 5, 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 9-62074
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Gloversville Pressing
Runout / matrix

45 105870 1 1A-side runout

45 105871 1 1B-side runout

105,870A-side label

105,871✤B-side label

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US

January 5, 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 9-62074
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

45 105870 5 I 2A-Side Runout, variant 1

45 105871 5 II 2B-Side Runout, variant 1

45 105870 5 1 2A-Side Runout, variant 2

45 105871 5 1 2B-Side Runout, variant 2

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US

January 5, 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 9-62074
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

(105,870)Label A

(105,871)✤Label B

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UK

January 5, 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 45-Q 72360
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Tri-Centre
Runout / matrix

45-VC-105870-T2-2C ETSide A runout, stamped variant 1

45-VC-105871-IC CC ET CASide B runout, stamped variant 1

45-VC-105870-1C UA H ET 3D CASide A runout, stamped variant 2

45-VC-105871-IC UH H ET 2BSide B runout, stamped variant 2

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UK

February 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 45-Q.72360
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Tri-Centre
Runout / matrix

45-VC-105870-T2-1CSide A runout, variant 1

45-VC-105871-1CSide B runout, variant 1

45-VC-105870-T2-2C KN H ETSide A runout, variant 2, stamped

45-VC-105871-1C UB H ETSide B runout, variant 2, stamped

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UK

February 1959
Label and catalog number
Coral 45-Q.72360
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Tri-Centre
Runout / matrix

45-VC-105870-1CSide A runout

45-VC-105871-1CSide B runout

45-105870Side A label, inverted in parentheses

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 30 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaCoral 9-62074First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1959CanadaCoral 62074First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1959New ZealandCoral CK 3649First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1959UKCoral 45-Q.72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKCoral 45-Q 72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKCoral 45-Q 723607", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
1959UKCoral 45-Q.72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKCoral Q.72360First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1959SingaporeCoral 9-62074First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKCoral 45-Q 72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USCoral 9-62074First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1959USCoral 9-62074First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959USCoral 9-62074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1959UKCoral 45-Q.72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959UKCoral 45-Q.72360First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 18 pressings from the 1950s
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963UKCoral 45-Q 723607", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983UKOld Gold OG 93257", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress
1983UKOld Gold OG 93257", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1983UKOld Gold OG 93257", Reissue7", Reissue
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsCoral Q 723607", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
?UKCoral Q.723607", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
?UKCoral 45-Q 723607", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?UKCoral Q-723607", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
?USCoral 9-620747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?USCoral 9-620747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?USCoral 9-620747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?USCoral 9-620747", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. AIt Doesn't Matter Anymore2:01
  2. BRaining In My Heart2:45

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of It Doesn't Matter Anymore are there?

30 vinyl pressings of It Doesn't Matter Anymore are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1983.

When was It Doesn't Matter Anymore first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Singapore, Australia and more. One of them is Coral 9-62074, released January 5, 1959.

How do I tell if my copy of It Doesn't Matter Anymore is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-62074, 45-Q 72360, 45-Q.72360, Q.72360) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 105870 1 1 and 45 105871 1 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is It Doesn't Matter Anymore on vinyl worth?

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.

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