Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1960
A Date With The Everly Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 9 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.
R8545 1B A2Side A runout, var. 1
R8546 1C A2Side B runout, var. 1
R 8545 1B I A4Side A runout, var. 2
R 8546 1C I A2Side B runout, var. 2
W-1395 SIDE 1 8545 C H II J IIIIIIISide A runout, etched (except "J" stamped)
8546-1C /\ IIIIIIIIISide B runout, stamped (except "IIIIIIIII" etched)
8545Side A label
8546Side B label
W-1395 Side 1 HHIII CSide A etched
W-1395 Side 2 8546 HISide B etched
W-1395-A 8545-1D AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISide A etched; 8545-1D A, stamped (variant 2)
W-1395 Side 2 C HISide B etched (variant 2)
S 38545-1BSide A runout
S 38546-1FSide B runout
S38545Side A label
S38546Side B label
1 7 W-1395 SIDE 1 C HHIIIIRunout A
V W-1395 SIDE2 C HVRunout B
8545Label A
8546Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W-1395 / Warner Bros. Records 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1395 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1395 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1395 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records W 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WBS-1028 / Warner Bros. Records WBS-1028 (WS 1395)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WBS-1033 / Warner Bros. Records WBS-1032First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records MW 1395 / Warner Bros. Records MW 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 1395 / Warner Bros. Records W-1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records W 1395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4028 / Warner Bros. Records WM.4028First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 8028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1395 / Warner Bros. Records S38545LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6209LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | WaxTime 771935LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | WaxTime 772087LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1395LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS-1395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 240 375-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records W 1395LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1395 / Warner Bros. Records S38545LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1395 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1395LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
53 vinyl pressings of A Date With The Everly Brothers are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1395, released October 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1395, WS 1395, WM 4028, WS 8028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R8545 1B A2 and R8546 1C A2. 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.
