Vinyl pressings
by David Cassidy · 1975
Darlin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
RCA 2622A - IE Pn W A4 YRunout side A, variant 1
RCA 2622B - IE W AIAGRunout side B, variant 1
RCA 2622A - IE PN W A4ARunout side A, variant 2
RCA 2622B - IE W AIANRunout side B, variant 2
RCA 2622A - IE PN W A4PRunout side A
RCA 2622B - IE W A20Runout side B, variant 2
RS 2622 ALabel side A
RS 2622 BLabel side B
RCA 2622A - IERunout area side A
RCA 2622B - IERunout area side B
PA-10405-AMono Side Label
PB-10405-BStereo Side Label
PA10405C 3S 1 A1Mono Side Runout
PB10405A 3S 1 A1Stereo Side Runout
PA-10405-CMono Side Label
PB-10405-AStereo Side Label
PB-10405-A Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A, stamped
PB-10405-B Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B, stamped
SRunout side A/B etched
PB-10 405 ALabel side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | RCA Victor 42-654First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-654 / RCA Victor PB 10405First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Turkey | RCA 75916 / RCA Victor 75916First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2622 / RCA Victor RS 1012First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2622 / RCA Victor RS 1012First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2622 / RCA Victor RS 1012First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | RCA JH-10405 / RCA PB-10405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | RCA VICTOR PB-10405 / RCA VICTOR PB-10405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA 88869 / RCA SRCA 88869First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10405 / RCA Victor PB-10 405First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-10 4057", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Darlin' are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is RCA Victor RCA 2622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 2622, PB-10405, JH-10405, 102697) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA 2622A - IE Pn W A4 Y and RCA 2622B - IE W AIAG. 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.
