Vinyl pressings
by The Fireflies · 1959
You Were Mine was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
GK-6901-ARunout, side A, etched, variant 1
GK-6901-BRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
GK-6901-A LWRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
GK-6901-BRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
R-6901A ra AudioMatrix XEtched Side A
R-6901B ra AudioMatrixEtched Side B
6901-ALabel A
6901-BLabel B
6901-A △30768Deadwax A
6901-B △30769Deadwax B
GK-6901-ARunout, Side A, Etched
GK-6901-BRunout, Side B, Etched
6901 AA side label
6901 BB side label
6901-A ∆30768Label A
6901-B ∆30769Label B
6901-AA side label
6901-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Quality K1943First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Top Rank International 75 024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Top Rank International 45-HTR-539First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Top Rank 45JAR-108First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | UK | Top Rank 45-JAR-198First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Ribbon 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | Top Rank International R 20887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Top Rank International R. 20887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Eric Records 1057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Top Rank International7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Top Rank International T 10077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Eric Records 1057", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
19 vinyl pressings of You Were Mine are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Ribbon 6901.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6901, 45-JAR-198, K1943, 75 024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GK-6901-A and GK-6901-B. 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.
