Vinyl pressings
by The Righteous Brothers · 1965
Just Once In My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Stereo-LP-4008-A 5-4-65Side A Runout Groove-Etched
Stereo-LP-4008-B 5-4-65Side B Runout Groove-Etched
PHILLESSide A & B Runout Groove-Stamped
ST-4008-A ∆8080Side A etched
ST-4008-B ∆8080-XSide B etched
(MR)
Stereo-LP-4008-A 5-4-65Side A Runout Groove-Etched
PHILLES-LP-4008BSide B Runout Groove-Etched
4008-A ∆8061 MRSide A etched, MR (in circle) stamped
4008-B ∆8061-X MRSide B etched, MR(in circle) stamped
4008-A (MR) ∆8061A side
4008-B (MR) ∆8061-XB side
PHILLES-LP-4008-A-Side 1 Audiomatrix ☆Runout side A etched, stamped
PHILLES-LP-4008B-Side 2 Audiomatrix ☆Runout side B etched, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Festival Records FL 31754First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Philles Records PHL 4008LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 220 / Metronome MLP 15.220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 220 / Metronome MLP 15.220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Festival Records FL 31754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Scandinavia | Sonet SLPS 1504First yearAlbum, LP, Stereo | Album, LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | South Africa | London Records ZA 6269 / London Records ZA 6269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | UK | London Records HA 8245First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4008 / Philles Records LP-4008First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records LP-4008 / Philles Records PHLP-4008First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records LP-4008 / Philles Records PHLP-4008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4008 / Philles Records LP-4008First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP 4008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4008 / Philles Records LP-4008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records PHLP-4008 / Philles Records LP-4008First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 220 / Metronome MLP 15.220LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Tower (Electric Tower) TWL-1151Album, LP, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Album, LP, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Large World LW-181LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Just Once In My Life are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Philles Records PHLP-4008, released May 4, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHLP-4008, LP-4008, PHLP 4008, ST-4008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Stereo-LP-4008-A 5-4-65 and Stereo-LP-4008-B 5-4-65. 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.
