Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1959
Someone / Very Much In Love 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.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
ZSP45788-2K .. .A-Side Runout Etching
ZSP45789-2A . .B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 45788A-Side Label
ZSP 45789B-Side Label
ZSP45788-2FA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP45789-2JB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 45788A-Side Label
ZSP 45789B-Side Label
Side AZSP 45788
Side BZSP 45789
MX116616Label side A
MX116617Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS - 313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS - 313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 41355First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 4-41355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 4-41355First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Unknown | Fontana 730 300 TW7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Fontana 263.067 TF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Fontana 263 067 TF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 263 067 TF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-413557", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Someone / Very Much In Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 4-41355, released March 9, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41355, KS - 313, 41355, KS313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP45788-2K .. . and ZSP45789-2A . .. 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.
