Vinyl pressings
by The Bachelors · 1964
Ramona was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
DRF-33255-T1-2CSide A Runout, variant 1
DRF-30553-T1-2CSide B Runout, variant 1
DRF-33255-YT-3C Ʌ U 4 BSide A runout stamped, variant 2
DRF-30553-TI-1C [....4 dots in square U] 2 BSide B runout stamped, variant 2
DRF-33255-T1-3C CD 2DRunout side A
DRF-30553-T1-1C CD 4DRunout side B
DR.33255Label side A, inverted
DR.30553Label side B, inverted
DRF-33255-T1-1C A 1Runout A-side stamped
DRF-30553-T1-1C D 1Runout B-side stamped
DR.33255Label side-A
DR.30553Label side-B
DR.33255Side A label, inverted
DR.30553Side B label, inverted
DRF-33255-T1-3CRunout side A
DRF-30553-T1-3CRunout side B
DR.33255Label side A, inverted
DR.30553Label side B, inverted
DRF-33255-T1-3CRunout side A, variant 1
DRF-30553-T1-3CRunout side B, variant 1
DRF-33255-T1-2CRunout side A, variant 2
DRF-30553-T1-2CRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Belgium | Decca 23.541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Decca F 11910 / Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | London Records HIT-376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Decca AT 15022 / Decca AT 15 022First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Decca FM. 7-7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Decca F 11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910 / Decca F 11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | London American Recordings / London Atlantic7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Ramona are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland and more. One of them is Decca F.11910, released May 29, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.11910, 23.541, F 11910, HIT-376) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-33255-T1-2C and DRF-30553-T1-2C. 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.
