US
January 1946- Label and catalog number
- Victor 20-1788
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM · Camden Pressing
- Runout / matrix
3 C 5 20-1788A 4SA side stamped
2A3 2A V 20-1788B 2S 3B side stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Perry Como · 1946
You Won't Be Satisfied was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. 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 1946, the album's first year, in 4 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.
3 C 5 20-1788A 4SA side stamped
2A3 2A V 20-1788B 2S 3B side stamped
20-1788A 6S IA side runout
20-1788B 7S IB side runout
D5-VB-681A side label
D5-VB-680B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Ireland | His Master's Voice I.M.1172First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor 20-1788Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor 20-1788Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1946 | Canada | Victor 20-1788First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Victor 20-1788First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Victor 20-1788First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | US | Victor 20-1788First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | UK | His Master's Voice B.D. 1130First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | US | RCA Victor 20-1788Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice B.D. 1130Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of You Won't Be Satisfied are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1946 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US, UK, Canada, Ireland. One of them is Victor 20-1788, released January 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20-1788, B.D. 1130, I.M.1172) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3 C 5 20-1788A 4S and 2A3 2A V 20-1788B 2S 3. 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.