Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1957
Chances Are / The Twelfth Of Never was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZSP42142-1D.A side deadwax - stamped, Variant 1
ZSP42143-1E .B side deadwax - stamped, Variant 1
ZSP42142-1AG.A side deadwax - stamped, Variant 2
ZSP42143-1AH.B side deadwax - stamped, Variant 2
CO58092-1B.....A side deadwax - stamped
CO58094-1A .B side deadwax - stamped
CO58092-1G HA) Stamped
CO58094-1G HB) Stamped
ZSP42142-1AC IIRunout A stamped
ZSP42143-1AD IIRunout B stamped
ZSP 42142Label A
ZSP 42143Label B.
ZSP42142-1ACRunout A
ZSP42143-1ACRunout B
ZSP 42142Label A
ZSP 42143Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KS-191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KS-191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Philips B 22165 HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Philips P.B.749 / Philips B22165HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Philips P.B.749 / Philips B22165HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 4-40993First year7" | 7" |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 40993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40993First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 40993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 40993First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Philippines | CBS 4-409937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-1917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Australia | CBS KS-1917", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS KS-1917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Philips 322 165 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 322 165 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KS-1917", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Norway | Philips B 22165 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Chances Are / The Twelfth Of Never are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-40993, released August 12, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40993, 40993, P.B.749, KS-191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP42142-1D. and ZSP42143-1E .. 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.
