Vinyl pressings
by Skeeter Davis · 1960
(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too 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.
13 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
L2 WW0158-12S A4 RRunout, side A, stamped (Variant 1)
L2 WW160-3S A2 RRunout, side B, stamped (Variant 1)
L2 WW0158-12S A3 RRunout, side A (Variant 2)
L2 WW160-3S B RRunout, side B, (Variant 2)
L2 WW0158-13S HRunout A, stamped
L2 WW0160-4S HRunout B, stamped
L2WW-0158Label A
L2WW-0160Label B
L2 WA 3564 1S IRunout A
L2 WA-3565 1S IRunout B
L2WA-3564Label A
L2WA-3565Label B
L2 WW0158-10S I A4Runout, side A, stamped
L2 WW0160-2S I A4Runout, side B, stamped
L2 WW0158-10S I A2Side A Runout: Variant Stamped
L2 WW0160-2S I A3Side B Runout: Variant Stamped
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 | Australia | RCA 10964First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1110 / RCA 45N 1110First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | RCA 71.335First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Trinidad & Tobago | RCA Victor 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 1201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-1201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 61-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7767.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7767, 61-7767, 45-RCA 1201, 45-RCA-1201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 WW0158-12S A4 R and L2 WW160-3S A2 R. 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.
