Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Cline · 1961
I Fall To Pieces was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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 109887Side A runout, stamped
45 109889Side B runout, stamped
45 109887 I 1Side A runout, stamped, variation
45 109889 I 1Side B runout, stamped, variation
45 109887 4 2Runout A, stamped
45 109889 4 2Runout B, stamped
109,887Side A Label
109,889Side B Label
45 109887 2 1A-Side Runout
45 109889 2 1B-Side Runout
(109,887)A-Side Label
(109,889)✤B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Festival Records FK-74First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | Festival Records FK-747", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1961 | Canada | Decca 31205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Brunswick 12 236First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Decca DS-225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-74First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-74First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05855First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05855First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Brunswick 45-05855First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31205First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Decca 31205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brunswick 122367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Decca 312057", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of I Fall To Pieces are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca 31205, released January 30, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 31205, 45-05855, FK-74, 12 236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 109887 and 45 109889. 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.
