Vinyl pressings
by Jim Reeves · 1959
He'll Have To Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 10 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.
K2 WW1523-5S A1 RSide A, runout, variant 1
K2 WW1524-3S B3 RSide B, runout, variant 1
K2 WW1523-3S A3 RSide A, runout, variant 2
K2 WW1524-3S A3 RSide B, runout, variant 2
K2WW-1523Side A label
K2WW-1524Side B label
K2 WW1523-4S HDeadwax A
K2 WW1524-4S HDeadwax B
K2 WW1523-1S I F2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
K2 WW1524-5S I A8Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
K2 WW1523-1S I A4Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
K2 WW1524-5S I A8Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
3C K2WW-1523 1C BB
3C K2WW-1524-1C BB
K2WW-1523
K2WW-1524
3C K2WW-1523 1CA Side - Stamped
3C K2WW-1524-1CB Side - Stamped
K2WW-1523A Side - Label
K2WW-1524B Side - Label
C7A - Top - Stamped
3C K2WW-1523 1C BBA - Bottom - Stamped
3C K2WW-1524-1C UBB - Bottom - Stamped
K2WW-1523A - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 108417", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7643First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Europe | RCA 47-7643 / RCA Victor 47-7643First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7643First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-7643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC 1168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0968First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60165First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | South Africa | RCA 71.303First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1168 / RCA 47-7643First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1168 / RCA 47-7643First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 108417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-76437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA 45N 09687", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0968 / RCA 45N 09687", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | RCA 4/601657", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | UK | Decca 45-11687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 108417", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-76437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-76437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor 4/601657", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Philippines | RCA Victor 20-7643Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.3037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCA 11687", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCA-11687", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1168 / RCA 47-76437", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-76437", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
48 vinyl pressings of He'll Have To Go are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7643.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7643, 45-RCA 1168, RCA 1168, RCA-1168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WW1523-5S A1 R and K2 WW1524-3S B3 R. 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.
