Japan
1966- Label and catalog number
- Liberty LR-1488
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by The Cascades · 1966
Rhythm Of The Rain / The Last Leaf was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Japan | Liberty LR-1488First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Japan | Liberty LR-1488First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Philippines | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB-77-357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71147", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71147", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-26207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1051W7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 71147", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 71147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1051W7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16526 / Warner Bros. Records GWB 71147", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 165267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 165267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 165267", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 165267", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16526 / Warner Bros. Records GWB 71147", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-121W7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-121W7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records GWB 71147", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-121 W7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16526 / Warner Bros. Records K165267", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 71147", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 71147", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS 451137", Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 165267", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records GWB 71147" | 7" |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 165267", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records GWB 71147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71147", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 71147", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of Rhythm Of The Rain / The Last Leaf are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Japan. One of them is Liberty LR-1488.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LR-1488) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.