Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1956
Never No Mo' Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
F2 PP8540-4S A1 X:Side A runout, variant 1
F2 PP8541-1S I ASSide B runout, variant 1
F2 PP8540-4S A1 1Side A runout, variant 2
F2 PP8541-3S I B1Side B runout, variant 2
F2 PP8540-3S H F 1Side A runout
F2 PP8541-3S H A 1Side B runout
F2PP-8540Label side A
F2PP-8541Label side B
F2 PP8540-5SSide A runout
F2 PP8541-3SSide B runout
F2PP-8540Label side A
F2PP-8541Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1232First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA LPM 1232 C / RCA LPM-1232-CFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232 / RCA Victor LPM 1232First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232 / RCA Victor LPM 1232First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232 / RCA Victor LPM 1232First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | RCA RD-27138LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | RCA NL90009LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1232 / RCA Victor LPM 1232LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AHM1-1232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AHM1-1232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-1232 / RCA Victor LPM 1232LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USA & Canada | RCA Victor EPB-12327", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Never No Mo' Blues are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1232.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1232, LPM 1232 C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2 PP8540-4S A1 X: and F2 PP8541-1S I AS. 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.
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