Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Avalon · 1960
Togetherness / Don't Let Love Pass Me By was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 11 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.
45-C-1056BM MR ∆36467-XA Side Runout (Etched) Variant 1
45-C-1056A MR ∆36467B Side Runout (Etched) Variant 1
C-1056-B N C-1056-B N LWA Side Runout (Etched) Variant 2
C-1056-(? scratched out) A LWB Side Runout (Etched) Variant 2
C1056A NA side etched
C1056-B AB side etched
45-1056-ALabel A
45-1056-BLabel B
C-1056B D C 1056 A LWA-side runout, etched, variant 1
D C-1056 -B̶ A LWB-side runout, etched, variant 1
C-1056 B D UUUU C 1056B-N LWA side runout, variant 2
C-1056-B̶ A LW UUUU DB side runout, variant 2
C-1056-B C1059-B̶ -N LWA side runout
C-1056 -B̶ A LWB side runout
C-1056 BA side label
C-1056 A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Chancellor C-1056XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Sonet T-8095First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Heliodor 453 085First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Heliodor 453 085First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Italy | Chancellor CH 02029 / Bluebell Record CH 02029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Angel Records HM-1106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Chancellor CH 2031 / Chancellor C 1056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice HR 10352First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Sonet T-8095First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 794First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 794First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 794First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C-1056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Chancellor C1056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Chancellor 10567", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Scandinavia | Sonet T 80957", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | South Africa | Chancellor C-10567", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Togetherness / Don't Let Love Pass Me By are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chancellor C-1056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-1056, C1056, 45-POP 794, EA-4407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-C-1056BM MR ∆36467-X and 45-C-1056A MR ∆36467. 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.
