Vinyl pressings
by The Skyliners · 1959
This I Swear / Tomorrow 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.
13 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.
C106A LWSide A Runout Etched, variant 1
C-106-B LWSide B Runout Etched, variant 1
C106A LW WS SI SIHTSide A Runout Etched, variant 2
C-106-B LWSide B Runout Etched, variant 2
C106A SIAT LWRunout Side A [etched]
C-106-B LWRunout Side B [etched]
C106A LWSide A Runout Etched
C-106-B LWSide B Runout Etched
45-C-106-A △28842A side runout
45-C-106-B △28843B side runout
45-C-106-A Δ28842Side A Runout Etched
45-C-106-B Δ28843Side B Runout Etched
45-C-106-A △28842Side A Runout
45-C-106-B △28843Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1561First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Barrel X-610First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Barrel X-610First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C-106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C-106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Calico C 106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 8924 / London Records 45-HLU 8924First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | London Records 45-HL-U 8924First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Calico C 1067", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Old Hit Records 50037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Old Hit Records 50037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of This I Swear / Tomorrow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Calico C 106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 106, C-106, 45-HLU 8924, 45-HL-U 8924) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C106A LW and C-106-B LW. 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.
