Vinyl pressings
by The Cascades · 1962
Rhythm Of The Rain 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.
14 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
100096-1BVersion 1 runout A stamped
100097-1B . .Version 1 runout B stamped
100096-1AVersion 2 runout A stamped
100097-1AVersion 2 runout B stamped
100096-1C TIIIIIIRunout A Stamped, TIIIIII etched, variant 1
100097-1C TIIIIIIRunout B Stamped, TIIIIII etched, variant 1
100096-1D TIIIIIIIRunout A, stamped, [TIIIIIII etched], variant 2
100097-1D TIIIIIRunout B, stamped, [TIIIII etched], variant 2
100,096 HHHRunout Side A
100,097 HHRunout Side B
100096A
100097B
100096Runout A
100097Runout B
100096Label A
100097Label B
100096A
100097B
100,096 HA-Side Runout, Etched
100,097 HB-Side Runout, Etched
100096A-Side Label
100097B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 7WB-15.004 / Warner Bros. Records 7 WB 15004First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | Warner Bros. Records WB. 6026First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1962 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records EWB. 88First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records 7B-14First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Singapore | Warner Bros. Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WB 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Valiant Records 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 60267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | ABC Records 1022-24577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-24577", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WQJP-103 / EightBanRecord WQJP-1033", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single | 3", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-18937", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-13997" | 7" |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-18937", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-18937", Single, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | MCA Records D-24577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Rhythm Of The Rain are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1962 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Brazil, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Valiant Records 6026, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6026, 7WB-15.004, A 6026, WB. 6026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100096-1B and 100097-1B . .. 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.
