Vinyl pressings
by Floyd Cramer · 1960
Last Date 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.
14 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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.
L2 WW0222-1S I ARunout side A, stamped, variant 1
L2 WW0224-1S I A5Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
L2 WW0222-1S I A5Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
L2 WW0224-1S I A5Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
L2 WW0222-4S HSide A stamped
L2 WW0224-4S HSide B stamped
L2WW-0222Side A Label
L2WW-0224Side B Label
L2 WW0222-3S A2 RSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
L2 WW0224-5S A1 RSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
[Stamped] L2 WW0222-3S A1 [Etched] RSide A runout variant 2
[Stamped] L2 WW0224-5S B2 [Etched] RSide B runout variant 2
L2WW-0222-2CA-side runout, stamped
L2WW-0224-2CA-side runout, stamped
L2WW-0222A-side label
L2WW-0224B-side label
45-RPM-BACKBlank Side, Stamped
L2WW 0222Side A Label
45-RPM-BACKBlank Side, Stamped
L2WW 0224Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10976First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10976First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60227First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCA 1211First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCA 1211First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1124 / RCA 47-7775First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor SS-12537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | RCA JH-117157", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA 47g 7477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | RCA 71.341Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | RCA 41.341Shellac, 7", 45 RPM | Shellac, 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Last Date are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7775.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7775, 45-RCA 1211, RCA 1211, 45N 1124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 WW0222-1S I A and L2 WW0224-1S I A5. 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.
