Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood · 1967
Some Velvet Morning was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
K-6128-1BA side deadwax - stamped
K-4943-1AB side deadwax - stamped
K-6128-1D pAlt. A side deadwax - stamped
K-4943-1C pAlt. B side deadwax - stamped
K6128Side A
K4943Side B
K-6128-1JRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
K-4943-1ERunout, side B, etched , variant 1
K6128Label A
K4943Label B
RS 23215A-1 △T A
RS 23215B-1 △T B
MX154655Label Side A
MX154656Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records 3223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Reprise Records RS.23215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 0651First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RS.23215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RS.23215First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | USA & Canada | Reprise Records 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 0651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records RA 06517", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| ? | Lebanon | Reprise Records 06517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Some Velvet Morning are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0651, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0651, RS.23215, 3223, RA 0651) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-6128-1B and K-4943-1A. 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.
