Vinyl pressings
by Ray Peterson · 1960
Tell Laura I Love Her was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 10 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.
L5 PW3022-3S A RSide A Runout, variant 1
L5 PW3020-3S A RSide B Runout, variant 1
L5 PW3022-3S B2 RSide A Runout, variant 2
L5 PW3020-3S B1 RSide B Runout, variant 2
L5 PW3022-4S HSide A Runout
L5 PW3020-4S HSide B Runout
L5PW-3022Side A Label
L5PW-3020Side B Label
L5 PW3022-1S ISide A Runout
L5 PW3020-1S ISide B Runout
L5 PW3022-1S I B7Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
L5 PW3020-1S I B3Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
LKAW - 8914 - 1S -Runout area side A
LKAW 8915 - 26 - 1A 4Runout area side B
LKAW 8914Label side A
LKAW 8915Label side B
L2PW 0239 A1A4Side A Runout
L2PW 0240 A1A3Side B Runout
L2PW-0239Side A Label
L2PW-0240Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Greece | RCA 47g 734First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1098 / RCA 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Victor SS-1236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 4/60207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | RCA 71.327First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1098 / RCA Italiana 47-7745First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | Juke-Box Oldie 450307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-77457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1098 / RCA Italiana 47-77457", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | BR Music 450307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCA 11957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Tell Laura I Love Her are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7745.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7745, 45-RCA 1195, 45N 1098, 10902) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L5 PW3022-3S A R and L5 PW3020-3S A 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.
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