US
1963- Label and catalog number
- Parkway P-896
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells · 1963
You'll Never Walk Alone / Decatur Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
HR-1087-630 LW Bell SoundA-side runout
HR-1087-631 LW Bell SoundB-side runout
HR-1087-630A-side label
HR-1087-631B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Parkway P-896XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-896First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Nicetown Records NT-5020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-896-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-896First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 896First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Nicetown Records NT 50207", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Lost Nite Records LN-2507", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | London Records M. 173167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-10967", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN 2507", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of You'll Never Walk Alone / Decatur Street are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Parkway P-896.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-896, NT-5020, P 896, P-896-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.