Vinyl pressings
by Vaughn Monroe · 1956
Rollin' Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
G2 PW6441-8S (RCA At 90 Degree Angle and A)variant 1 Side A runout
G2 PW6443-9S (RCA At 90 Degree Angle and A)variant 1 Side B runout
G2PW-6441Side A label
G2PW-6443Side B label
G2PB-6441A Side
G2PB-6443B Side
G2 PW6443-1S I A2Runout A-side
G2 PW6441-7S I A1Runout B-side
G2PW-6443Label A-side
G2PW-6441Label B-side
G2PW-6441Label A
G2PW-6443Label B
G2PB-6441Stamped runout Side A
G2PB-6443Stamped runout Side B
G2PB-6441Label Side A
G2PB-6443Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10181First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6619First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6619First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | New Zealand | RCA 20-6619Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 101817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-66197", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-66197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Rollin' Heart are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Australia. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6619, released September 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6619, 20-6619, 10181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 PW6441-8S (RCA At 90 Degree Angle and A) and G2 PW6443-9S (RCA At 90 Degree Angle and A). 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.
