Vinyl pressings
by The Flamingos · 1959
I Only Have Eyes For You 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.
12 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
G 463 -1F . .A side deadwax - stamped
G 460 -1B _B side deadwax - stamped
G 463 -1D. .Var 2: A side deadwax - stamped
G 460 -1F .Var 2: B side deadwax - stamped
G-463-3Side A, etched, variant 1
G-460-1Side B, etched, variant 1
G-463-5 10FSide A, etched, variant 2
G-460-5 10FSide B, etched, variant 2
G-463-5 10F △29068Runout Side A
G-460 -5 10F △29067Runout Side B
G-463Label Side A
G-460Label Side B
G-463-5 10F △29068Runout Side A
G-460 -5 10F △29067Runout Side B
G-463Label Side A
G-460Label Side B
G-463-5 10F △29068 Ronny M Jan 7 1959Runout side A
G-460-5 10F △29067Runout side B
G-463Label side A
G-460Label side B
G 463-1BSide A, Etched
G 460-1ASide B, Etched
G-463A side label
G-460B 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 | Australia | Leedon LS-564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Reo 8377XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Prestige Records PSP-0136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | End E-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | End E-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | EndFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | End E-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | End E-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | End END 1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | End END 1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | End END 1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | End END 1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo 837710", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 01437", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 01437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 01437", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of I Only Have Eyes For You are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is End END 1046, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use END 1046, E-1046, LS-564, 8377X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G 463 -1F . . and G 460 -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.
