Vinyl pressings
by Jim Reeves · 1960
He'll Have To Go 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.
8 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
L2 WP 1256-7S I B1Side A Runout Stamped, variant 1
L2 WP 1257-1S I A2Side B Runout Stamped, variant 1
L2 WP 1256-7S I A1Side A Runout Stamped, variant 2
L2 WP 1267-1S I A2Side B Runout Stamped, variant 2
L2 WP1256-3S HA side runout
L2 WP1257-3S HB side runout
L2 WP 1256-6S A1 RSide A Runout Stamped
L2 WP 1257-2S A1 RSide B Runout Stamped
L2WP-1256-1BRunout A, stamped
L2WP-1257-1BRunout B, stamped
L2WP-1256-3BA side runout
L2WP-1257-1BB side runout
L2WP 0247 B1A1Side 1 Stamped Runout
L2WP 0248 B1A2Side 2 Stamped Runout
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 | RCA L 10905First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 2223LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RD-27176First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RD-27176 / RCA Victor RD.27176First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2223 / RCA Victor LPM 2223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2223 / RCA Victor LPM 2223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2223 / RCA Victor LPM 2223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2223LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2223LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LPE-2223LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2223LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2223(e) / RCA Victor LSP-2223LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2223(e)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2343LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | Netherlands | RCA International (Camden) INTS 1263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-2223 / RCA LSP 2223LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 10194LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA International (Camden) INTS 1263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 2223LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden C-S 10194 / RCA Camden C-S 10 194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA INTS 1263 / RCA 26.21214LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 10194LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPL 3180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPL 3180LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,360 / RCA Victor LPM-2223LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 38-211LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RD.27176LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2223LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2223RE / RCA Victor LPM 2223LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2223(e)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of He'll Have To Go are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2223.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2223, RD-27176, L 10905) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 WP 1256-7S I B1 and L2 WP 1257-1S I A2. 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.
