US
1960- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 47-7825
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
L2 WW0358-3S A2 RA-side runout, stamped
L2 WW0159-3S A1 RB-side runout, stamped
L2WW-0358A-side label
L2WW-0159B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Skeeter Davis · 1960
My Last Date 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.
11 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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 WW0358-3S A2 RA-side runout, stamped
L2 WW0159-3S A1 RB-side runout, stamped
L2WW-0358A-side label
L2WW-0159B-side label
L2 WW0358-1S I A2Side A runout; stamped
L2 WW0159-2S I A1Side B runout; stamped
L2WW-0358Side A label
L2WW-0159Side B label
L2 WW0358-1SA-side runout, stamped
L2 WW0159-4SB-side runout, stamped
L2WW-0358A-side label
L2WW-0159B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | RCA 10993First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60230First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Nigeria | RCA Victor RCA 1222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | RCA Victor 71.352First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor 45 - RCA 1222First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1222First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor 47-7825First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-78257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1125 / RCA (47-7825)7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Spain | RCA 320027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1125 / RCA (47-7825)7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 47-78257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 61-78257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of My Last Date are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7825.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7825, 45 - RCA 1222, 45-RCA 1222, RCA 1222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 WW0358-3S A2 R and L2 WW0159-3S A1 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.