Vinyl pressings
by The Skyliners · 1958
Since I Don't Have You was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
C 103-2 LW 2Side A - Stamped (LW Etched), variant 1
C 104-2 LW 1Side B - Stamped (LW Etched), variant 1
C 103-1 LWSide A - Stamped (-1 LW Etched), variant 2
C 104-2 1 LW XSide B - Stamped (-2 1 LW X Etched), variant 2
C-103-2 △26854A Side Matrix
C-104-2 △26855B Side Matrix
C 103-2 2A side runout
C103-2 LW 2 △Z685[scratch out]4Side A
C104-2 LW X △Z685[scratch out]5Side B
C 103-1 LW
C 104-2 1 LW X
C 103-2 LW 2A side runout
C 104-2 LW 1B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.395First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.395First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Calico 103 / Calico 104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-15217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | London Records 45-M. 170547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | London Records 45-M. 170547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | London Records M. 17054Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 2417", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | India | London Records 45-HL-B 88297", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London Records 45-HLB 88297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Calico C 1037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1963 | US | Calico C 1037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Original Sound OBG 45017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Original Sound OBG 45017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Calico 103 / Calico 10410", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 40587", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | London Records 45-HLB 88297", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Original Sound OS-357", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| ? | US | Original Sound OBG 45017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 1247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of Since I Don't Have You are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Calico 103, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 103, 45-NZL.395, NZL.395) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 103-2 LW 2 and C 104-2 LW 1. 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.
