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Ricky NelsonYou Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues

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You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues

by Ricky Nelson · 1959

20 pressings12 countriesRock & RollRock

You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues 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.

How to spot a first pressing of You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues

1 pressing came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.

Italy

1959
Label and catalog number
Imperial X 2264
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

C 35972Runout side A

C 35973Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959ItalyImperial X 2264First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaLondon Records HL-17437", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960CanadaImperial IM. 57077", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960IrelandLondon American Recordings 45-HLP 92607", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1960JapanImperial IMP-10637", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1960NetherlandsImperial AI 57077", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960UKLondon American Recordings 45-HL-P 92607", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1960UKLondon American Recordings 45-HL-P 92607", 45 RPM, Misprint7", 45 RPM, Misprint
1960UKLondon American Recordings 45-HLP 92607", 45 RPM, Misprint7", 45 RPM, Misprint
1960USImperial X57077", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960USImperial 57077", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960USImperial X57077", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1960USImperial X57077", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1960USImperial 57077", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1961DenmarkCalifornia C 3617", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1961NorwayCalifornia C-3617", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 16 pressings from the 1960s
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?DenmarkCalifornia C 3617", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?GermanyLondon Records DL 20 3777", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?Hong KongImperial IMP. 0277", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AYou Are The Only One2:39
  2. BMilk Cow Blues2:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues are there?

20 vinyl pressings of You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.

When was You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Italy. One of them is Imperial X 2264.

How do I tell if my copy of You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use X 2264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 35972 and C 35973. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Are The Only One / Milk Cow Blues on vinyl worth?

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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