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.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.
ZPKS-5388--1S -A3C RA side deadwax, stamped, -A3C etched
ZPKS-5387--1S -A4F RB side deadwax, stamped, -A4F etched
ZPKS-5388Label side A
ZPKS-5387Label side B
ZPKS-5388--2S I BRunout, side A, stamped, variant 1
ZPKS-5387--2S 1 A0Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
ZPKS-5388--2S I A3Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
ZPKS-5387--2S 1 A5Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
ZPKS-5388--4S HA side deadwax
ZPKS-5387--4S HB side deadwax
I A1 ZPKS-5388--2SA-Side Runout Etching
I A1 ZPKS-5387--2SB-Side Runout Etching
ZPKS-5388A-Side Label
ZPKS-5387B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA 74-0387First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0387First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor 74-03877", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.7157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.7157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.7157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-0387 / RCA 74-03877", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 14017", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 14017", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Victor 74 - 0387 / RCA Victor 74-03877", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | RCA Victor 74-03877", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-105837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2043 / RCA Victor 74-03877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 74-03877", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | El Salvador | RCA Victor 74-03877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 41047 / RCA Victor 41.0477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor 74-03877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of It's Impossible are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is RCA Victor 74-0387, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74-0387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPKS-5388--1S -A3C R and ZPKS-5387--1S -A4F R. 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.
