Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1967
The World We Knew was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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.
K-5297-2F TIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-5296-1H TIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-5297-2E TIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
K-5296-1F TIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
K-5297-2A pRunout Side A
K-5296-1A pRunout Side B
K5297Label Side A
K5296Label Side B
K-5297-1B RE-1 SA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
K 5296-1B SSB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
K-5297-1C RE1 SA-Side Runout Etching variant 2
K 5296-1A SB-Side Runout Etching variant 2
K-5297-2A pRunout Side A
K-5296-1A pRunout Side B
K5297Label Side A
K5296Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Music Hall 30.915First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Reprise Records RCS 17.007First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 0610First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 0610First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | Chile | Reprise Records 0618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20129 / Reprise Records 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20129 / Reprise Records 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20129 / Reprise Records 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0610First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30099First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30099First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | India | Reprise Records 0610First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | Italy | Reprise Records R 02085First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Reprise Records 06187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records JET-17847", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Turkey | Reprise Records 6107", Single | 7", Single |
37 vinyl pressings of The World We Knew are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0610.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0610, RS.20610, RS20610, 30.915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-5297-2F TI and K-5296-1H TI. 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.
