Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1965
It Was A Very Good Year was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
H-3352--1BA-Side Runout Etching Var 1
H -3728--1B p 1B-Side Runout Etching Var 1
H-3352--1A p 4A-Side Runout etching Var 2
H -3728--1A p 4B-Side Runout Etching Var 2
H -33352--1C TIA-Side Runout, stamped / etched
H -3728--1D TIIIB-Side Runout, stamped / etched
(H3352)Side A Label
(HX3728)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Philippines | Reprise RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R.20429First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R.20429First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0429First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Brazil | Reprise Records 7R-17.0177", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Reprise Records 04297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | Reprise Records R 04297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 300737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of It Was A Very Good Year are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0429.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0429, R.20429) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-3352--1B and H -3728--1B p 1. 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.
