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.
11 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.
PHILLES-127-4Side A Runout Etched
PHILLES-127-1-7Side B Runout Etched
PHILLES-127-4 CONVERTSide A Runout Etched, Variant 1
PHILLES-127-ASide B Runout Etched, Variant 1
127-4 (MR) [unidentified mark] Δ56471-XSide A runout etched, (MR) stamped
127-A (MR) [unidentified mark] Δ56413-XSide B runout etched, (MR) stamped
127-4 MR MΔ56471-XSide A runout
127-A MR Δ56413-XSide B runout
PHILLES-127-4 AudioMatrixSide A runout
PHILLES - 127-A AudioMatrixSide B runout
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 FK-944First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Belgium | Ronnex Records R1353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Philles Records PH 127First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | London American Recordings HL 9962First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records 127First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records 127First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Philles Records 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Omega 35.433First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | London Records HL 10066 / London American Recordings HL 100667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Metronome M 4827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Sonet T-76377", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Scandinavia | Sonet T-76377", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | South Africa | Ronnex Records PD.91407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Just Once In My Life are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Philles Records 127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 127, HL 9962, 35.433, FK-944) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHILLES-127-4 and PHILLES-127-1-7. 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.
