Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Restivo · 1959
The Shape I'm In / Ya Ya 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.
21 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 11 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 PW3874-5SA side runout, var 1
K2 PW3875-5SB side runout, var 1
K2 PW3874-3S A1 RA side runout, var 2
K2 PW3875-5S A1 RB side runout, var 2
K2PW-3874
K2PW-3875
K2 PW3874-4S
K2 PW3875-4S
K2 PW3874-1S IA side runout
K2 PW3875-1S IB side runout
K2PW-3874A side label
K2PW-3875B side label
K2PW-3874-1C KH 1Runout side A
K2PW-3875-1C CH 1Runout side B
K2PW-3874Label side A, inverted
K2PW-3875Label side B, inverted
K2PW-3874-1C G ET 2BA-side runout, stamped
K2PW-3874-1C M ET 2BB-side runout, stamped
K2PW-3874A-side label
K2PW-3875B-side 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 10764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7559First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | France | RCA 45.428First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7559First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 61-7559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Greece | RCA 47g 617First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0890 / RCA 45N 0890First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0890First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA 45N 0890 / RCA Italiana 47-7559First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0890First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA 45N 0890First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 47-7559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | South Africa | RCA 71.273First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | RCA RCA 27227", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | RCA RCA 27227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Unknown | RCA GOLD 0037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | RCA OLD-250247", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | RCA GOLD 525 / RCA RCA 2722§7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA GOLD 0037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Unknown | RCA 61-75597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Australia | RCA 107647", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor 84-00897", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | RCA GOLD 0037", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCA 61-75597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA K2PB 38747", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor GOLD 0037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of The Shape I'm In / Ya Ya are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1959 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7559.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7559, 45-RCA 1143, 10764, 45.428) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 PW3874-5S and K2 PW3875-5S. 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.
