Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1945
You'll Never Walk Alone / If I Loved You was first pressed on vinyl in 1945. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1945, the album's first year, in 2 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.
HCO1379 B 1B13 EA side stamped variant 1
HCO1380 A 1A14B side stamped variant 1
HCO1379 1BA side stamped variant 2
HCO 1380 B 1AB side stamped variant 2
HCO 1379
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Austria | Columbia SV 33First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1945 | US | Columbia 36825First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Columbia 36825Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Columbia 4-368257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | Australia | Columbia DO-3586Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia 4-500667", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1955 | US | Columbia 4-500667", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Columbia DD 2705Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia DO.3586Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Columbia DS 1853Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Columbia D.B. 2705Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Columbia DB. 2705Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of You'll Never Walk Alone / If I Loved You are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1945 and 1955.
The earliest pressings are from 1945, in US, Austria. One of them is Columbia 36825, released July 9, 1945.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 36825, SV 33) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HCO1379 B 1B13 E and HCO1380 A 1A14. 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.
