US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 2299
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
T o XLP-78763-1B C IIIIIIIISide A runout
o XLP-78764-1D A1Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Horton · 1965
I Can't Forget You was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
T o XLP-78763-1B C IIIIIIIISide A runout
o XLP-78764-1D A1Side B runout
0 XSM-78765-1C ΛIIIISide A Stamped [IIII Etched]
0 XSM-78766-1C ΛIIIIIIIIIIIIISide B Stamped [IIIIIIIIIII Etched]
o -XSM-78765-1C D1Side A Runout
o XSM-78766-1C AIIIIIIIISide B Runout
XSM-78765-1A 2 P A1 oSide A runout
XSM-78765-1A 1 P C4 oSide B runout
XSM 78765Side A label
XSM 78766Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BP473278 / CBS CL 2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2299First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record FL-S 1359 / First Record Ⓢ FL-1359LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1359LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure Pty. Ltd. MFP-A8121LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BP-233200LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-S1359LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9099LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9099LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Can't Forget You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 2299.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2299, CS 9099, BP473278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o XLP-78763-1B C IIIIIIII and o XLP-78764-1D A1. 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.