Vinyl pressings
by Perry Como · 1970
It's Impossible was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ZPRS9168 5S I A2(var. 1) side A runout stamped
ZPRS9169 5S I A2(var. 1) side B runout stamped
ZPRS9168 5S I A3(var. 2) side A runout etched
ZPRS9169 5S I A1(var. 2) side B runout etched
ZPRS-9168-3S A4A RSide A etched, variant 1
ZPRS-9169-3S A2E RSide B etched, variant 1
ZPRS-9168-30S-B1D RSide A etched, variant 2
ZPRS-9169-3SD10 RSide B etched, variant 2
ZPRS - - 9168 - 2S HSide A runout
ZPRS - 9169 - 2S HSide B runout
ZPRS-9168Side A label
ZPRS-9169Side B label
ZPRS - - 9168 - 2S HSide A runout
ZPRS - 9169 - 2S HSide B runout
ZPRS-9168Side A label
ZPRS-9169Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Camden VCL1-7354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | RCA Victor LPM/s-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4473 / RCA LSP 4473LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38-280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | RCA Victor LSP-4473LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Chile | RCA Victor LPM-4473-XLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Japan | RCA SHP-6184LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4473 / RCA Victor 26.21063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | RCA PRC-5142LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 5767LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4473LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3804LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of It's Impossible are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1970 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, South Africa, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4473, released December 6, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4473, 38-280, VCL1-7354, LSP 4473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPRS9168 5S I A2 and ZPRS9169 5S I A2. 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.
