Vinyl pressings
by Rosemary Clooney · 1956
I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RZSP33735-1E..A-Side Runout Etching
RZSP33736-1KB-Side Runout Etching
RZSP33735-1K(VARIANT 3) SIDE A STAMPED
RZSP33736-1H(VARIANT 3) SIDE B STAMPED
JRZSP 33735Label A
JRZSP 33736Label B
JRZSP 33735 1N HDeadwax A
JRZSP 33736 2N HDeadwax B
1: [stamped] RZSP33735-1AA
2: [stamped] RZSP33736-1AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 40676First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 4-40676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Coronet KS 276First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 40676First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40676First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40676First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40676First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KS-2767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Philips P.B.800 / Philips B22149HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Philips 45-P.B,8007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 4-40676, released April 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40676, 40676, KS 276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RZSP33735-1E.. and RZSP33736-1K. 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.
