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Skeeter DavisI'm Saving My Love / Somebody Else On Your Mind

Vinyl pressings

I'm Saving My Love / Somebody Else On Your Mind

by Skeeter Davis · 1957

10 pressings7 countriesCountryFolkWorld& Country

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.

How to spot a first pressing of I'm Saving My Love

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.

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

Full details of this pressing

US

1957
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor 47-8176
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

PPKM-0031Side A Label

PPKM-0251Side B Label

PPKM-0031--3S I A2

PPKM-0251--3S I A1

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1957
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor 101154
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

02PW-0273Side A Label

02PW-0274Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957AustraliaRCA Victor 101154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1957USRCA Victor 47-8176First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USRCA Victor 47-8176First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963JapanVictor SS-13587", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1963New ZealandRCA 603487", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1963UKRCA Victor RCA 13457", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1963UKRCA Victor RCA 13457", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1963USRCA Victor 47-81767", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Victor 47-81767", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?South AfricaRCA Victor 41.6267", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AI'm Saving My Love1:59
  2. BSomebody Else On Your Mind2:45

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'm Saving My Love are there?

10 vinyl pressings of I'm Saving My Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1963.

When was I'm Saving My Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Australia. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8176.

How do I tell if my copy of I'm Saving My Love is a first pressing?

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.

How much is I'm Saving My Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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