Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Cline · 1957
A Poor Man's Roses was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
45 101007 25 1A Side Run-Out Stamped, variant 1
45 101004 2 1B Side Run-Out Stamped, variant 1
45 101007 2 1A Side Run-Out Stamped, variant 2
45 101004 1 1B Side Run-Out Stamped, variant 2
45 101007 14 3Side A runout
45 101004 23 3Side B runout
(101007)Side A label
(101004)✤Side B label
W 101007 T2AA runout stamped, variant 1
W 101004 T2AB runout stamped, variant 1
W 101007 T4AA runout stamped, variant 2
W 101004 T4AB runout stamped, variant 2
45 101007 21 3A Side runout, variant 1
45 101004 33 3B Side runout, variant 1
45 101007 21 3 A1A Side runout, variant 2
45 101004 26 3 A1B Side runout, variant 2
45-101007A side center label
45-101004B side center label
W 101007 T4A 3A runout stamped
W 101004 T4A 3B runout stamped
101007A label matrix
101004◈B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Decca 30221First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick 12 096First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick7", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1957 | UK | Brunswick 45-05660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 30221First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Decca 30221First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Decca 9-30221First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Australia | Festival Records SP45-1455First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Hilltop G-27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Decca 302217", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Decca 9-302217", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of A Poor Man's Roses are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca 9-30221, released February 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30221, 30221, 45-05660, SP45-1455) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 101007 25 1 and 45 101004 2 1. 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.
