US
January 1955- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 47-5999
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
F2PW-0400-2SSide A runout
F2PW-0401-2SSide B runout
F2PW-0400Side A label
F2PW-0401Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Kay Starr · 1955
If Anyone Finds This, I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
F2PW-0400-2SSide A runout
F2PW-0401-2SSide B runout
F2PW-0400Side A label
F2PW-0401Side B label
P F2PB 0400 3S ISide A runout, variant 1
F2PB 0401 2S ISide B runout, variant 1
F2PB 0400 3S I PSide A runout, variant 2
F2PB 0401 2S I ISide B runout, variant 2
F2PW-0400-7SSide A Runout
F2PW-0401-7SSide B Runout
F2PW-0400Side A Label
F2PW-0401Side B Label
F2PW-0400-3S I A 1Side A Runout
F2PW-0401-1S I A 1Side B Runout
F2PW-0400Side A Label
F2PW-0401Side B Label
F2PW-0400A side label
F2PW-0401B side label
7XAV 1292-1NSide A runout
7XAV 1293-1NSide B runout
7XAV1292Side A label
7XAV1293Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-5999First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | UK | His Master's Voice B 10837First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | UK | His Master's Voice B 10837Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1955 | UK | RCA Victor 47-5999 / His Master's Voice 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | UK | His Master's Voice B 10837First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 47-5999First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 20-5999First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | UK | His Master's Voice 7M 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | RCA 18272Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | RCA 100777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | His Master's Voice 20-5999Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-59997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of If Anyone Finds This, I Love You are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor 47-5999, released January 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-5999, 20-5999, 7M 300, B 10837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2PW-0400-2S and F2PW-0401-2S. 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.