Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1968
Star! / Rain In My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
L-6928-IDA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
L-6934-ICB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
p L 6928-1BA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
p L 6934-1B A 2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
L 6928-1C T|A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
L 6934-1E T|||B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
L6928A-Side Label
L6934B-Side Label
L 6928-1A CC SSSA-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
L 6934-1B CC SSSB-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
L 6928-1A SSSA-Side Runout Etching (variant 2)
L 6934-1B SSB-Side Runout Etching (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20194 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records RV. 20194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Reprise Records R 0798First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RS 20798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Ireland | Reprise Records RS.207987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Reprise Records 697017", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Reprise Records RS 207987", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 07987", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 07987", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Star! / Rain In My Heart are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0798.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0798, RS 20798, RV. 20194, R 0798) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-6928-ID and L-6934-IC. 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.
