UK
1964- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records R.20344
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Solid Centre
- Runout / matrix
R20344 A1A Side Run Off
R20344 A1B Side Run Off
Vinyl pressings
by Dean Martin · 1964
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year. 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.
R20344 A1A Side Run Off
R20344 A1B Side Run Off
R 20344 A1 HRunout side A
R 20344 B1 HRunout side B
R20344 A1A Side Run Off
R20344 A1B Side Run Off
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R.20344First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R.20344First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R 20344First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Australia | Reprise Records 03447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records 03447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20.0617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 03447" | 7" |
| 1965 | Norway | Reprise Records R 03447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 03447", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 03447", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 03447", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records G-03447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 03447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 03447", Single | 7", Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Send Me The Pillow You Dream On are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK. One of them is Reprise Records R.20344.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R.20344, R 20344) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R20344 A1 and R20344 A1. 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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