Vinyl pressings
by Jane Morgan · 1958
The Day The Rains Came was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 6 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-J90W-8424-4 [lathe]A side - runout (stamped)
45-J90W-8425-4" [lathe]B side - runout (stamped)
J9 OW 8424A side - label
J9 OW 8425A side - label
J90W-8424-2A side - runout (stamped)
J90W-8425-2B side - runout (stamped)
J9OW-8424A side - label
J9OW-8425A side - label
J9OW 8424-3 △24101Side A
J9OW 8425-3 △24102Side B
J90W8424-3/1A side - runout (etched)
J90W8425-3/1B side - runout (etched)
J9 OW 8424A side - label
J9 OW 8425A side - label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1432First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Kapp Records K-235-XFirst year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Kapp Records K-235First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8751First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.R.371First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.R.371First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.R.371First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HLR.8751 / London American Recordings HLR.8751First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-R. 8751 / London Records 45-HLR 8751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-R. 8751 / London Records 45-HLR 8751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLR 8751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HL-R. 8751 / London Records 45-HLR 8751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London Records HL-R.8751First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | London Records 45-HLR 8751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | London American Recordings HLR.8751First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HLR 8751 / London American Recordings 45-HLR 87517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | London Records HLR 8751 / London American Recordings HLR 87517", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HLR 8751 / London Records 45-HL-R 87517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HL-R.8751 / London American Recordings 45-HL-R.87517", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | London Records 45-HLR.87517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of The Day The Rains Came are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kapp Records K-235X.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-235X, K-235 X, 45-HLR 8751, 45-HL-R 8751) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-J90W-8424-4 [lathe] and 45-J90W-8425-4" [lathe]. 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.
