Vinyl pressings
by Neil Sedaka · 1960
You Mean Everything To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 16 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.
L2 PW1504-2SSide A runout, variant 1
L2 PW1502-2SSide B runout, variant 1
L2 PW1504-3S A2 RSide A runout, variant 2
L2 PW1502-3S A1 RSide B runout, variant 2
L2 PW1504-4S HSide A deadwax
L2 PW1502-4S HSide B deadwax
L2PW-1504Side A label
L2PW-1502Side B label
L2 PW1504-2S I A3Side A Matrix
L2PW-1504Side A label
L2PW-1502Side B label
L2 PW1504-2SSide A Label
45-RPM-BACKBlank Side, Stamped
L2PW 1504Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | RCA Victor 1A-2149First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10928First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10928First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10928First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Brazil | RCA Victor 82-1361First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | Brazil | RCA Victor 84-0096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Chile | RCA Victor 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Chile | RCA Victor 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | RCA 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | France | RCA 45.466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Greece | RCA 47g 733First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 41A-21497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-41497", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA Special Products URC-40047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of You Mean Everything To Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7781.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7781, 61-7781, 45 RCA 1198, RCA 1198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 PW1504-2S and L2 PW1502-2S. 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.
