Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Valance · 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.
12 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.
7XCA 25227 2N O P ET 1Runout side A, variant 1
7 XCA 25228 1N MO ET 3Runout side B, variant 1
7XCA 25227 2N HP ET 1Runout side A, variant 2
7XCA 25228-1N HG ET 2Runout side B, variant 2
7XCA 25227
7XCA 25228
7XCA 25227-1N OM ET 3
7XCA 25228-1N MP ET 2
7XCA 25227 1N J ETRunout side A
7 XCA 25228 1N R ET 1Runout side B
7XCA 25227 45Label side A
7XCA 25228 45Label side B
7XCA 25227 KRunout side A
7XCA 25228 KRunout side B
7XCA 25227Label, side A
7XCA 25228Label, side B
7XCA 25227 45Label A Side
7XCA 25228 45Label B Side
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 | Denmark | Columbia 45DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 96First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1404First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 4646 / Columbia Plakları 45-RT 4646First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Sweden | Columbia DB 44937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UK | EMI EMI 23037", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | EMI EMI 23037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-059047", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | EMI EMI 23037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | EMI EMI 23037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | EMI EMI 23037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of Tell Laura I Love Her are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Denmark, Greece, India and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4493, released August 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4493, 45DB 4493, SCMG 96, 45-DB(I) 4493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25227 2N O P ET 1 and 7 XCA 25228 1N MO ET 3. 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.
