Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1964
Memphis / It Wouldn't Happen With Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 12 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.
45-IM-5871-RE R (in circle) △52392Etched, Side A
R (in circle) / 5873 △52392-XEtched, Side B
MR (in a circle)Stamped, Sides A and B
IM-5871A side center label
IM 5871-RE 5 XA-Side Runout
IM 5873 5B-Side Runout
IM 5871A-Side Label
IM 5873B-Side Label
IM 5871 RE X 5A-Side Runout Etching
IM 5873 5B-Side Runout Etching
IM 5871-RE4A side run-out, variant 1
IM 5873-3B side run-out, variant 1
IM 5871 4 A3 IA side run-out, stamped, variant 2
IM 5873 3 I A3B side run-out, stamped, variant 2
IM 5871-REA side run-out
5872B side run-out
IM-5871-REA side center label
IM-5873B side center label
45-IM 5871-REA
5873B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Liberty LIB-66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Imperial IM66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 66032First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1964 | Germany | Liberty L 22 753 / Liberty LIB 66032First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Liberty L 22 753 / Liberty LIB 66032First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Liberty L 22 753 / Liberty L22753First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Imperial AI 174First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB-66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | California C 427First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | Scandinavia | Liberty LIB 66032First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Renown N 1377First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 66032First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Liberty LIB 660327", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Denmark | California C 42745 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| ? | Japan | Imperial JET-143545 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G 5637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Memphis / It Wouldn't Happen With Me are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1964 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Imperial 66032, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66032, LIB 66032, LIB-66032, IM. 66032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-IM-5871-RE R (in circle) △52392 and R (in circle) / 5873 △52392-X. 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.
