Vinyl pressings
by Roy Orbison · 1972
Only The Lonely was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1972, 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.
ZS7 8906-1 MPA Side Runout Etched, MP cursive script
ZS7 8906-2 MPaulB Side Runout Etched, MPaul cursive script
ZS7 8906-1A Side Label Matrix
ZS7 8906-2B Side Label Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Monument ZS7 8906First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Monument ZS7-89067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1974 | Belgium | Monument MNT 22557", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Monument MNT 22557", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Monument GS 19067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Monument ZS8-89067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Monument WS8 034507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Monument ZS7 89067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Monument ZS7 89067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Monument ZS8 89067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Monument Mn45-5437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Monument Mn45-5437", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Monument Mn45-5437", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Only The Lonely are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Canada. One of them is Monument ZS7 8906.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 8906) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS7 8906-1 MP and ZS7 8906-2 MPaul. 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.
