Vinyl pressings
by Skeeter Davis · 1962
The End Of The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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.
R R N2 WW0770--1S ACA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
R R M2 WW0552--1S B2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
R R N2 WW0770--1S A5A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
R R M2 WW0552--1S A4B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
N2WW-0770Side A Label Matrix
M2WW-0552Side B Label Matrix
N2 WW0770--4S HRunout A, stamped
M2 WW0552--4S HRunout B, stamped
N2WW-0770Label A
M2WW-0552Label B
N2 WW0770--3S A5 IA-side runout etching, variant 1
M2 WW0552--3S A3 IB-side runout etching, variant 1
N2 WW0770--3S A4 IA-side runout etching, variant 2
M2 WW0552--3S A4 IB-side runout etching, variant 2
A102 N2PW 0688Side A
BIA1 N2PW 0687Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | RCA 101399First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Ireland | RCA Victor 45-ERCFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Trinidad & Tobago | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor 47-8098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-80987", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor 45N - 1343 (47 -8098) / RCA Victor 45N 1343 (47-8098)7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA 603327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 13287", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 13287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA 47-80987", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of The End Of The World are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Australia, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8098.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8098, 101399, 45-ERC, 41.594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R R N2 WW0770--1S AC and R R M2 WW0552--1S B2. 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.
