Vinyl pressings
by Rod Lauren · 1959
If I Had A Girl / No Wonder 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.
16 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 9 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.
K2 WW4941-4S HA-side runout variant 1
K2 WW4942-4S HB-side runout variant 2
K2PXW4941-1S A2A-side runout variant 2
K2PXW4942-1S A1B-side runout variant 2
K2 WW4941-4S HA-side runout
K2 WW4942-4S HB-side runout
K2PW-4941A-side label
K2PW-4942B-side label
R K2 PW4941-3S A1A-Side Runout Etching
R K2 PW4942-3S A1B-Side Runout Etching
K2PW-4941A-Side Label
K2PW-4942B-Side Label
K2PXW4941-1S A4Runout Side A Stamped
K2PXW4942-1S A1Runout Side B Stamped
K2PW-4941Label Side A
K2PW-4942Label Side B
K2PA-6112A side label
K2PA-6113B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10812First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0957 / RCA 45N 0957First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Victor SS-1190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Spain | RCA 3-10067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | RCA K2PB 4941First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | UK | RCA K2PB 4942First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 61-7645First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7645First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | RCA 71.289Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of If I Had A Girl / No Wonder are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7645, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7645, 61-7645, 45-RCA 1165, K2PB 4941) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WW4941-4S H and K2 WW4942-4S H. 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.
