US
September 1964- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LSP-2935
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
RPRS-4271 - - 8 S A1 RSide A runout
RPRS - - 4272 - 7 S B2 RSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Peter Nero · 1964
Peter Nero Plays Songs You Won't Forget was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
RPRS-4271 - - 8 S A1 RSide A runout
RPRS - - 4272 - 7 S B2 RSide B runout
-RPRS-4271-5SSide A Stamped
-RPRS-4272--6SSide Badded runouts Stamped
R RM-4269- 5SSide 1
R RM-4270- 5SSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2935First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA LSP-2935 / RCA Victor LSP 2935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7690First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD 7690LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2935 / RCA Victor LSP 2935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | RCA ANL1-2486Album, LP, Stereo, Reissue | Album, LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 2935LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2935LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,897Album, LP | Album, LP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2935 / RCA Victor LSP 2935LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Peter Nero Plays Songs You Won't Forget are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2935, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2935, LPM-2935, RD-7690) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRS-4271 - - 8 S A1 R and RPRS - - 4272 - 7 S B2 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.