Vinyl pressings
by Perry Como · 1956
More was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
G2 PW4151-1S I B2A runout stamped, variant 1
G 2PW4152-2S IB runout stamped, variant 1
G2 PW4151-1S I B5A runout stamped, variant 2
G 2PW4152-1S I B2B runout stamped, variant 2
G2PB-4151
G2PB-4152
G2PB-4151
G2PB-4152
G2PW-4151A Side Label
G2PW-4152B Side Label
G2 PW4151-3S 1 A2A side runout stamped
G 2PW4152-1S x1 ACB side runout stamped
G2PW-4151A side label
G2PW-4152B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Belgium | RCA 20.6554First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6554First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6554First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-6554First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA 47-6554First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA 20-6554First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | South Africa | RCA 71.058First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice 7MC. 49First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice POP. 240Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6554First year10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6554First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6554First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 101627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 101627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 101627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-65547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | RCA 47g 6307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 447-08177", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
30 vinyl pressings of More are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1956 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Germany, Belgium and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6554, released June 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6554, 20-6554, POP. 240, 45-POP240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 PW4151-1S I B2 and G 2PW4152-2S I. 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.
