Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Sinatra · 1967
You Only Live Twice / Jackson 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.
40 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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-4981-1BSide A Runout, Stamped - variant 1
K-4944-1CSide B Runout, Stamped - variant 1
K-4981-1ESide A Runout, Stamped - variant 2
K-4944-1ESide B Runout, Stamped - variant 2
K-4981-1B PSide A Runout, Stamped
K-4944-1D PSide B Runout, Stamped
K-4981-1D PSide A Runout, variant 2
K-4944-1C PSide B Runout, variant 2
K-4981-1BSide A Runout, Etched
K-4944-1BSide B Runout, Etched
K4981Side A Label
K4944Side B Label
RS 20595 A-1 △F KTRun-out side A, stamped
RS 20595B-1 △F KTRun-out side B, stamped
RS 20595 A-1 Δ FRunout side A - variant 1
RS 20595 B-1 Δ FRunout side B - variant 1
RS 20595A-1 Δ F 2 KT ZIRunout side A - variant 2
RS 20595B-1 Δ F 3 KT URunout side B - variant 2
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 | Brazil | Reprise Records RCS 17.008 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records RCS 17.008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Reprise Records RCS 17.008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 0595First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records 0595First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0595First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | India | Reprise Records 0595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Reprise Records RS.20595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF-1257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Reprise Records 05957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Reprise Records RV. 201227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Reprise Records RV. 201227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 05957", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 301017", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 301017", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records JET-1770 / Reprise Records REP-11227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Reprise Records RP 50177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Reprise Records R21.055 / Reprise Records (0595)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of You Only Live Twice / Jackson are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0595.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0595, RS.20595, NS 100, RCS 17.008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-4981-1B and K-4944-1C. 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.
