US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records R-20,040
- Format
- 7", Single
- Runout / matrix
R-20040 2 (634-A) ④ REP 1A-side runout, etched
R-20040 2 (635-B) ④ REP 1B-side runout, etched
(634)A-side label
(635)B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1961
Pocketful Of Miracles was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 11 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.
R-20040 2 (634-A) ④ REP 1A-side runout, etched
R-20040 2 (635-B) ④ REP 1B-side runout, etched
(634)A-side label
(635)B-side label
634A Label
635B Label
R-20,040-A-1 634A-Side Runout Etching
R-20,040-B-1 635B-Side Runout Etching
634A-Side Label
635B-Side Label
45-634Label, Side A
45-635Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Reprise Records R20,040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Reprise Records R20 040First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | Denmark | Reprise Records R 20.040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Reprise Records R. 006First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | Reprise Records JBR 20.040First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Norway | Reprise Records R-20.040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | South Africa | Reprise Records R 20,040First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Sweden | Reprise Records R-20.040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-20,040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.011 / Funckler RR 27.0117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27011 / Funckler RR 270117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Pocketful Of Miracles are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Reprise Records R-20,040.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-20,040, R20,040, R 20.040, Fg 30000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R-20040 2 (634-A) ④ REP 1 and R-20040 2 (635-B) ④ REP 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.