US
1957- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 47-8176
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
PPKM-0031--4S HRunout, side A, stamped
PPKM-0251--4S HRunout, side B, stamped
PPKM-0031Side A Label
PPKM-0251Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Skeeter Davis · 1957
I'm Saving My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PPKM-0031--4S HRunout, side A, stamped
PPKM-0251--4S HRunout, side B, stamped
PPKM-0031Side A Label
PPKM-0251Side B Label
PPKM-0031Side A Label
PPKM-0251Side B Label
PPKM-0031--3S I A2
PPKM-0251--3S I A1
02PW-0273Side A Label
02PW-0274Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | RCA Victor 101154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-8176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor 47-8176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Japan | Victor SS-13587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA 603487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 13457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 13457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-81767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 47-81767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.6267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of I'm Saving My Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Australia. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8176.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8176, 101154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPKM-0031--4S H and PPKM-0251--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.