Vinyl pressings
by Don Gibson · 1959
Don't Tell Me Your Troubles was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 6 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.
K2 WW0567-2S I A1A-side runout, variant 1
K2 WW0568-2S A1 IB-side runout, variant 1
K2 WW0567-1S A1 IA-side runout, variant 2
K2 WW0568-2S A1 IB-side runout, variant 2
K2 WW0567-4S AA-side runout
K2 WW0568-4S A1 AB-side runout
K2WW-0567Label Side A
K2WW-0568Label Side B
K2WW-0567-ID CH 1Side A runout, stamped
K2WW-0568-ID CH 1Side B runout, stamped
K2WB 0568
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-7566First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC 1150First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC 1150First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0877First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1150First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | RCA RCA 1150First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1150First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | RCAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7566First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7566First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | RCA RCA.1150First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75667", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Don't Tell Me Your Troubles are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7566, released July 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7566, RCA.1150, 45-RCA 1150, RCA 1150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WW0567-2S I A1 and K2 WW0568-2S A1 I. 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.
