US
August 24, 1967- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4-44258
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSP119521-2C sssRunout side A
ZSP119585-1C sssRunout side B
ZSP 119521A side label
ZSP 119585B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1967
For Once In My Life 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.
10 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
ZSP119521-2C sssRunout side A
ZSP119585-1C sssRunout side B
ZSP 119521A side label
ZSP 119585B side label
JZSP119521-2A PRunout A
JZSP119532-1A PRunout B
ZSP 119521Label A
ZSP 119532Label B
JZSP119521-2B T||Runout A
JZSP119585-1A T|Runout B
ZSP 119521Label A
ZSP 119585Label B
ZSP119521-2C ssssRunout side A
ZSP119532-1C ssRunout side B
ZSP 119521Label side A
ZSP 119532Label side B
ZSP119521-2CA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP119532-1CB side deadwax - stamped
JZSP119521-2A p 1A-Side Runout Etching
JZSP119585-1E p 1B-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 119521A-Side Label
JZSP 119585B-Side Label
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 | Netherlands | CBS 3209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 3064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 30647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 3064First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of For Once In My Life are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia 4-44258, released August 24, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44258, 3064, 3209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP119521-2C sss and ZSP119585-1C sss. 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.