Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1963
The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
o 8913-1A G1 PRunout side A, variant 1
o 8914 1ERunout side B, variant 1
o 8913 1FRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
P 8914 - SIDE 2 - 1JRunout side B, etched, variant 2
38913 (1-C) I P A2Runout A side
38914 (1-D) I P A2Runout B side
S38913Label A side
S38914Label B side
o 8913-1F A////A-Side Runout, stamped
o 8914 1F T A/B-Side Runout, stamped
8913A-Side Label
8914B-Side Label
(8913)A-side label
(8914)B-side label
MX144601 W1554-1Side 1 runout
MX144602 W1554-2Side 2 runout
MX144601Side 1 label
MX144602Side 2 label
MX144603 WS1554-1Side 1 stamped runout
MX144604 WS1554-2Side 2 stamped runout
MX144603Label side 1
MX144604Label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 1554 / Warner Bros. Records W 1554First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 1554 / Warner Bros. Records W 1554First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Korea | Taedo TLP 009LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1554First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1554First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1554 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1554First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1554LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1554 / Warner Bros. Records W 1554LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Clave 18-1194 SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records R103826LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records R103826LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 46 008 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 008 / Warner Bros. Records 46 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 46 008 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 46008 / Warner Bros. Records 46 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 46008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 46008 / Warner Bros. Records 46008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.9328 / Warner Bros. Records 01281LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1554LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1554LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1554LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1554LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1554LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1554 / Warner Bros. Records 1554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
141 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1963 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1554, 1554, WS 1554) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o 8913-1A G1 P and o 8914 1E. 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.
