Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1959
Ricky Sings Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 7 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.
IX 123 I3Side A runout - stamped - Var. 1
IX 124 I3Side B runout - stamped - Var. 1
ⅠX 123 Ⅰ1 Ⅰ A4Side A runout - stamped - Var. 2
ⅠX 124 Ⅰ1 Ⅰ A2Side B runout - stamped - Var. 2
IX-123-S1 HSide A - Stamped
IX-124-S2 HSide B - Stamped
ALL. 1198A side label
ALL. 1199B side label
IX-123Runout side A
IX-124Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records HAA 7537First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Imperial LP 9061 / Imperial LP.9061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Imperial LP 9061 / Imperial LP.9061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Imperial IMP-5013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-P.6049 / London Records HAM-P. 6049First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | South Africa | Renown NLP 112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | London Records HA-P 2159 / London Records HA-P.2159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 9061 / Imperial LP-9061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Imperial LP 9061 / Imperial LP-9061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Denmark | California LP 9061LP | LP |
| 1961 | Brazil | Polydor FLPG 20.6039LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1961 | Brazil | Polydor FLPG 20.6039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Imperial LP-12090LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Imperial 4 C 058-60543 / Imperial C 058-60543LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Imperial LPF 12090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Belgium | Imperial 4C 058-60543 / United Artists Records 4C 058-60543LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Imperial 2C 068-60543 / Liberty 2C 068-60543LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Japan | Imperial K22P 266LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | US | Liberty LN-10134LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-030LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Heliodor 603753LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 058-60543LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Imperial LP 12090LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Imperial LP 9061 / Imperial LP-9061LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Imperial LP-12090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Heliodor 603753LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Ricky Sings Again are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1959 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Imperial LP 9061, released January 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 9061, HA-P 2159, HAA 7537, IMP-5013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IX 123 I3 and IX 124 I3. 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.
