Vinyl pressings
by Don Gibson · 1957
Too Soon To Know was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
H2 WW0764-2SA-side runout (variant 1)
H2 WW0766-1SB-side runout (variant 1)
A H2 WW0764-1SA-side runout (variant 2)
A H2 WW0766-2SB-side runout (variant 2)
H2 WW0764--5S I. I RA-side runout
H2 WW0766--5S A2 RB-side runout
H2WW-0764A-side label
H2WW-0766B-side label
H2WB-0764A-side label
H2WB-0766B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | New Zealand | RCA 4/600507", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 20-7010First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-70107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA 47-70107", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-7010Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-7010Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-70107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-70107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Norway | RCA 47-70107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | South Africa | RCA 71.215Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-10737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-10737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-10737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 104647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA 4/600507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Too Soon To Know are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7010, released August 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7010, 20-7010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 WW0764-2S and H2 WW0766-1S. 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.
