Vinyl pressings
by The Singing Nun · 1963
Dominique was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 14 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.
319828 1F▽ 1//420 11 17Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
319828 2F▽ 3//420 11 30 12Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
319828 1F▽ 3//420 1 15Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
319828 2F▽ 3//420 11 12Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
319828 1F▽ 5//420 12 22 2Stamped Runout, Side A
319828 2F▽ 4//420 11 11Stamped Runout, Side B
319828 2F△3//420 1110Side A runout, stamped
319828 1F△2//420 1 1Side B runout, stamped
319828 1FLabel side A
319828 2FLabel side B
319828-1F▽-1//420-ᛚSide A runout
319828-2F-▽-1//4420-ᛚSide B runout
PHW 26897-6 2 RA side runout, variant 1
PHW 26908-1 B3 RB side runout, variant 1
PHW 26897-1 A2 RxA side runout, variant 2
PHW 26908-1 A2 RB side runout, variant 2
PHW26897 2 S-RRSide A runout variant 1
PHW26908 1 S-RRSide B runout variant 1
PHW 26897 2 S-RRSide A runout variant 2
PHW 26908 2 S-RRSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Philips BF-62First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Belgium | Philips 319828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Philips 40152XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Finland | Philips 319 828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Philips 319 828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Philips 319 828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Philips 319 828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Philips 319 828 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Israel | Litratone LIT.7009-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | Philips 319 828 BF / Philips BF 319828First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 332 802 JFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips JF 332 803First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips PF338034First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips PF338034First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Philips PF338034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Philips 874 178-77", Mono, Single, Reissue · Mono | 7", Mono, Single, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips BF-627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Philips 319 717 PF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Philips 319 717 PF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Philips 319 828 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 319 828 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Philips PF3380347", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
38 vinyl pressings of Dominique are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1963 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Philips BF 1293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 1293, 319 828 BF, 40152, 332 802 JF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 319828 1F▽ 1//420 11 17 and 319828 2F▽ 3//420 11 30 12. 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.
