US
1956- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM 1154
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Dinah Shore · 1956
Holding Hands At Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, the album's first year, in 5 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.
F2PP-9267-1BSide A Runout
F2PP-9268-1BSide B Runout
F2 PP9267-2SA Side
F2 PP9268-2SB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | RCA L10476First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | RCA BKL-40First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM 1154 / RCA Victor LPM-1154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | RCA RD-27072First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM 1154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPB-1154 / RCA Victor EPB 1154First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RCA PG-153LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Japan | RCA PG-153(M)LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA RJL-2708LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | RCA NL 89467LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana A12P 0004LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA BVJJ-2841LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Holding Hands At Midnight are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM 1154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM 1154, EPB-1154, RD-27072, L10476) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.