US
1963- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL4479Decca DL 4479
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG-9262-G2A-Side Runout, etched
MG-9263-G3B-Side Runout, etched
MG 9262A-Side Label
MG 9263◉B-Side Label

Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1963
Rick Nelson Sings "For You" 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.
12 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MG-9262-G2A-Side Runout, etched
MG-9263-G3B-Side Runout, etched
MG 9262A-Side Label
MG 9263◉B-Side Label
MG 79262 P-4Side 1 Runout etched
MG 79263 P-3Side 2 Runout etched
7-9262Side 1 Label
7-9263◆Side 2 Label
MG 9262 P-1Etched side A
MG 9263 P-4Etched side B
MG 9262Label side A
MG 9263◆Label side B
MG-9262Side 1
MG-9263Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Brazil | Decca SLP-77007First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Canada | Decca DL74479First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Decca DL 4479First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Israel | Arton AN 67 - 06 ( DL 4479 )First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Japan | Decca SDL 10116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8562 / Brunswick LAT.8562First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Brunswick STA 8562 / Brunswick STA.8562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL4479 / Decca DL 4479First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL74479First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL74479First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL4479First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Decca DL4479First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Festival Records FL-31,248LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4003LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4003LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records DL4479LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records DL 74479LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Brunswick 87 105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Brunswick 267.105LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records R67-6064LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Rick Nelson Sings "For You" are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Decca DL4479.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL4479, DL74479, LAT 8562, STA 8562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG-9262-G2 and MG-9263-G3. 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.