Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1957
Close To You 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.
14 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 10 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.
W1-789-D2 #2Side A runout, variant 1
W2-789-D3 #4Side B runout, variant 1
W1-789-D4Side A runout, variant 2
W2-789-D6 #2Side B runout, variant 2
W1-789-D4Runout side A, variant 1
W2-789-D6 #2Runout side B, variant 1
W1-789-D5 #2Runout side A, variant 2
W2-789-D6 #3Runout side B, variant 2
- W1-789-D2 #3Side A runout
1S- W2-789-D3 #3Side B runout
W1-789Side A label
W2-789Side B label
W1-789Side A label
W2-789Side B label
W1 789 - INSide A runout
W2 789 - INSide B runout
W1-789Side A label
W2-789Side B label
W1 789-1N G 1Stamped runout, side A
W2 789-1N G 1Stamped runout, side B
W1-789Side A label
W2-789Side B 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 | Argentina | Capitol Records W 789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Capitol Records W-789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Brazil | Capitol Records W 789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records W789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Capitol Records W 789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6130First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6130First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6130First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK & Europe | Capitol Records W 789 / Capitol Records W.789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Cuba | Capitol Records W789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W789 / Capitol Records W-789First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | Mexico | Capitol Records WM-789LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 138 / Capitol Records W789LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | World Record Club LM 89 / Light Music Club LM 89LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Capitol Records W 789 / Capitol Records W-789LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W-789 / Capitol Records W789LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W-789 / Capitol Records W789LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records SREG 1058 / Regal SREG 1058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DW 789LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 789 / Capitol Records DT-789LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T545 / Capitol Records T 545LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records SREG 1058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records MFP 1415 / Music For Pleasure MFP 1415LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Capitol Records W 8487-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Capitol Records MFP 5113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Argentina | Capitol Records 42001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50085 / Capitol Records DW789LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50085 / Capitol Records DW789LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068-54579 / Capitol Records 2C 068 - 54.579LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records DW 789 / Capitol Records 2C 068-54579LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records W 789 / Capitol Records 2C 068-54579LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50085 / Capitol Records DW789LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 038-26 0138 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 0138 1 / Capitol Records ED 2601381LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Capitol Records ED 26 0138 1LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Spain | Capitol Records 062.2601381 / Capitol Records 062 2601381LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Capitol Records W789 / Universal Music Group International 0602537862566LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST-789LP, Sampler, Mono · Mono | LP, Sampler, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records MFP 5113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records W 789 / Capitol Records K 83188LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records MFP 1415LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records W 789LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
48 vinyl pressings of Close To You are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1957 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Cuba, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records W789, released January 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W789, LCT 6130, W 789, W-789) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W1-789-D2 #2 and W2-789-D3 #4. 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.
