Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1964
Softly, As I Leave You was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
10391 (1-E) PRunout side A, variant 1
10392-1N- PRunout side B, variant 1
o 10391- 1L-1 P 3 CRunout side A, variant 2
P 10392 -1N-2 C 3Runout side B, variant 2
30391-1ASide A runout, var. 1
30392Side B runout, var. 1
30391-1F 1 oSide A runout, var. 2
30392-SIDE 2- 1F 1 P B3 oSide B runout, var. 2
30391 (1-E) 1P 1Side A runout, variant 1
30392 - SIDE 2 - 1 F P 1Side B runout, variant 1
o 30391 (1-E) 1 PSide A runout, variant 2
o 30392-1E 1 PSide B runout, variant 2
(10,391)Side A label
(10,392)Side B label
30391-1G oV/// T (more like a I - )Side A etched except for o T V
30392-1H + V///Side B etched except for V
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Reprise Records F1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Reprise Records FS-1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Reprise Records F 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Reprise Records RV 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | Reprise Records RI 1013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | South Africa | Reprise Records F-1013 / Reprise Records F.1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R9-1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records F-1013 / Reprise Records 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records FS 1013 / Reprise Records FS-1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records F-1013First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records FS-1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records FS 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records F 1013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Reprise Records FS-1013 / Reprise Records 1013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Reprise Records P-7716LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Reprise Records 12395LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records F1013LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records FS 1013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records FS 1013LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records FS 1013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Reprise Records GX 01-134 / Gamma GX 01-134LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS 1013LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS 1013LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS-1013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS-1013 / Reprise Records 1013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records FS 1013 / Reprise Records FS-1013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
46 vinyl pressings of Softly, As I Leave You are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1964 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records F-1013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-1013, FS 1013, FS-1013, F 1013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10391 (1-E) P and 10392-1N- P. 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.
