Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1963
Tell Her You Love Her was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
DT1-1919-W3 #2 [I A M in triangle]Runout A - variant 1
DT2-1919-X2 [I A M in triangle]Runout B - variant 1
DT1-1919-B2 [I A M in triangle]Runout A - variant 2
DT2-1919-X2 [I A M in triangle]Runout B - variant 2
T1-1919-P1 (IAM in a triangle)Side A runout stamped
T2-1919-P1 (IAM in a triangle)Side B runout stamped
T1-1919Label side A
T2-1919Label side B
T1-1919-F3 1 ☆Side A runout
T2-1919-F3 1 ☆Side B runout
T1-1919Side A label
T1-1919Side B label
ST1 1919-A8Runout Side A
ST2 1919-A8Runout Side B
T1-1919-P1Runout A
T2-1919-P1Runout B
T1-1919Label A
T2-1919Label B
DT1-1919-W3 #2Runout Side A
DT2-1919-X2Runout Side B
DT1-1919Label Side A
DT2-1919Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1919 / Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 1919First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | Jamaica | Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1919First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1919First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1919 / Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1919 / Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | Italy | Capitol Records T 1919 / Capitol Records T-1919First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | Spain | Capitol Records T 1919First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 1919 / Capitol Records DT-1919First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | Germany | Capitol Records 83 723LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records T 1919LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Tell Her You Love Her are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Capitol Records DT 1919, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DT 1919, T 1919, ST 1919, T-1919) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT1-1919-W3 #2 [I A M in triangle] and DT2-1919-X2 [I A M in triangle]. 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.
