Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Sinatra · 1962
To Know Him Is To Love Him was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 15 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.
R•20,045•A-1 556 [MR logo] △-42075Runout side A
45-R-20,045-C (1690) [MR logo] △-42075-XXRunout side B
556Label side A
1690Label side B
R-20,045-A-1 556Side A Etched
R-20,045-B-1 272Side B Etched
R20045 A-1Stamped runout A
R20045 B-1Stamped runout B
R.20045-ALabel A
R.20045-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Reprise Records R-20,045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | Reprise Records R-20,045First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Denmark | Reprise Records R. 20.045First year7" | 7" |
| 1962 | Denmark | Reprise Records R-20.045 / Reprise Records R. 20.045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Reprise Records R-20.045 / Reprise Records R. 20.045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Hong Kong | Reprise Records R. 007First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045 / Galleria Del Corso R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27016 / Funckler RR 27016First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R-20,045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of To Know Him Is To Love Him are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records R-20,045, released January 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-20,045, R.20045, JET-1121, R. 20.045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R•20,045•A-1 556 [MR logo] △-42075 and 45-R-20,045-C (1690) [MR logo] △-42075-XX. 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.
