Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1963
For You / That's All She Wrote was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
13274 P16 2 IIIRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
13,273-P2Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
13274 P16 2Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
13,273 - P2 2 IIIRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
L 13,274-G3 IIRunout side A, variant 1
L 13,273-G4Runout side B, variant 1
13,274-G1 IIIIRunout side A, variant 2
13273 G10 IIRunout side B, variant 2
45-L-13274-1TA Side runout, stamped
45-L-13273-1TB Side runout, stamped
L.13274A Side label
L.13273B Side label
L.13274A Side label
L.13273B Side label
(Side A): 45-L-13274-IT
(Side B): 45-L-13273-IT
13273 C17A runout
13274 C17B runout
(L 13273)A label
(L 13274)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Decca 31574First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Denmark | Brunswick 0 5900First year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | Denmark | Brunswick 05900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | Brunswick 12 975First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Brunswick 12 275First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Brunswick 12 275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-516First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Brunswick 05900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick 05900First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick 05900First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick 05900First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Decca 31574First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | US | Decca 31574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Festival Records FK-5167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Singapore | Life 7-1077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Music-Box MBD 80657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Decca D 40023 F7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | South Africa | Decca FM. 7-70497", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | UK | Brunswick 059007", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of For You / That's All She Wrote are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Decca 31574, released December 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 31574, 05900, 0 5900, 12 975) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13274 P16 2 III and 13,273-P2. 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.
