Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Laine · 1954
Some Day / There Must Be A Reason was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RZSP10393-1AA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
RZSP10730-1DB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
RZSP10393-1A ..A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
RZSP10730-1D .B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
RZSP 10393 +- 1c HSide A, Stamped
RZSP 10730 1N HSide B, Stamped
RHCO10393-1ARunout Side A
RHCO10730-1BRunout Side B
RHCO 10393Label Side A
RHCO 10730Label Side B
RZSP10393-1A TRunout, side A, stamped
RZSP10730-1D TRunout, side B, stamped
RZSP 10393Label side A
RZSP 10730Label side B
RHCO 10393 1P HRunout Side A
RHCO 10730 10Runout Side B
RHCO 10393Label Side A
RHCO 10730Label Side B
RHCO10393-1ARunout Side A
RHCO10730-1BRunout Side B
RHCO 10393Label Side A
RHCO 10730Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia 4-2500First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia 40235First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Philips B 21330 HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | UK | Philips P.B.306 / Philips B21330HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40235First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40235First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40235First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 4-40235First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40235First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Columbia 40235First year10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-25007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Some Day / There Must Be A Reason are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia 4-40235.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40235, 40235, P.B.306, 4-2500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RZSP10393-1A and RZSP10730-1D. 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.
