Vinyl pressings
by Tom Jones · 1967
I'll Never Fall In Love Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
p(stamped/inverted) DR39768-1A DR39768-1A(scribed)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) DR 34918-1A(scribed) Joe(scripted signed)B side deadwax
DR39768-1E Bre MR Δ67917A-Side Runout Etching
DR34918-1E Bre MR Δ67918B-Side Runout Etching
DR 39768A-Side Label
DR 34918B-Side Label
DR39768-PS (MR) BellSound Bre Δ77316A-Side Runout
DR34918-1E (MR) Δ67918 DR34918-1E BreB-Side Runout
DR 39768PSA-Side Label
DR 34918B-Side Label
DR-39768 LSide A runout
DR-34918 I ISide B runout
DR.39768Label side A
DR.34918Label side B
DR 39768Side A runout, variant 1
DR 34918Side B runout, variant 1
DR 39768 FSide A runout, variant 2
DR 34918 I ISide B runout, variant 2
DR-39768 LSide A etched runout
DR-34918Side B etched runout
DR.39768Label side A
DR.34918Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PAR.40018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PAR. 40018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PAR.40018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Parrot 45-PAR-40018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Parrot 45-40018First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Parrot 45-40018First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Argentina | London Records 24037", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-400187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-PAR-400187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-PAR-400187", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-400187", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-400187", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-PAR-400187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Parrot 45-PAR-400187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Costa Rica | Parrot 60077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | London Records 45/95257", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Uruguay | London Records 77-0647", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Venezuela | Parrot 45-20267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of I'll Never Fall In Love Again are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Parrot 45-PAR-40018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-PAR-40018, 45-40018, PAR.40018, PAR. 40018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) DR39768-1A DR39768-1A(scribed) and p(stamped/inverted) DR 34918-1A(scribed) Joe(scripted signed). 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.
