US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Argo LP 4009Argo LP-4009
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
Sheldon 10843Runout Side A
Sheldon 10844Runout Side B
U-10843Label A
U-10844Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Clarence "Frogman" Henry · 1961
You Always Hurt The One You Love 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.
6 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
Sheldon 10843Runout Side A
Sheldon 10844Runout Side B
U-10843Label A
U-10844Label B
Sheldon 10843 LP - 10843 (MR) △3391Runout Side A, etched
Sheldon 10844 LP - 10844 (MR) △3391-XRunout Side B, etched
U-10843Label A
U-10844Label B
Sheldon 10843Runout Side A
Sheldon 10844Runout Side B
U-10843Label A
U-10844Label 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 | Canada | Quality V-1670 / Argo LP 4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Chess LP 4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Pye Records NPL 28017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Argo LP 4009 / Argo LP-4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Argo LP 4009First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Argo LP 4009 / Argo LP-4009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Chess PLP-827 / P-Vine Special PLP-827LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Italy | Chess GCH 8121LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Viking AUSLP 1009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Cadet U-10843 LP-4009 / Cadet U-10844 LP-4009LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of You Always Hurt The One You Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Argo LP 4009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 4009, NPL 28017, V-1670) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Sheldon 10843 and Sheldon 10844. 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.

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