Vinyl pressings
by Connie Francis · 1962
I Was Such A Fool was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
[Stamped] 4 [Etched] 62-XY-470-2 K-13096 [Stamped] 4Side A, Runout
[Stamped] "block-shaped 'S' " [Etched] 62-XY-589-2 K-13096 [Stamped] 3Side B, Runout
62-XY-470-8 K-13096 SSide A, Runout Variant #2 etched/block-shaped S is stamped
62-XY-5891 K-13096 1Side B, Runout Variant #2 etched/1 is stamped
K-13096 62-XY-589-2 WCSide A, Etched
K-13096 62-XY-470-4 WCSide B, Etched
K-13096 62-XY-589-3 WCSide A, Etched
K-13096 62-XY-470-3 WCSide B, Etched
62-XY-470-4 0 K-13096 [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout
62-XY-589-3 K-13096 [Block-shaped "S"] ASide B runout
ASCAPSide A
62-XY-470Side A label
62-XY-470Label side A
62-XY-589Label side B
M-468-37Label side A
M-468-38Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | MGM Records 13096XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | MGM Records 61 067First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Germany | MGM Records 61 067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Greece | MGM Records MGM 9064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM. 73117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM. 73117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | MGM Records 45-MGM 19198First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records K 13096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records K 13096First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records K 13096First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records K 13096First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records K 13096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | MGM Records LL-2175 / MGM Records LL 2175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | India | MGM Records 45-MGM 80517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of I Was Such A Fool are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K 13096.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 13096, LL-2175, MGM-5361, 13096X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Stamped] 4 [Etched] 62-XY-470-2 K-13096 [Stamped] 4 and [Stamped] "block-shaped 'S' " [Etched] 62-XY-589-2 K-13096 [Stamped] 3. 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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