Vinyl pressings
by Vicki Sue Robinson · 1976
Never Gonna Let You Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
APL1 1256 A 1 I A4Machine stamped runout side A, var 1
APL1 1256 B 2 I A2Machine stamped runout side B, var 1
APL1 1256 A 1 I A1Machine stamped runout side A, var 2
APL1 1256 B 2 I A5Machine stamped runout side B, var 2
APL1-1256A-3 I A2LSide A Runout
APL1 1256B 1 I A1ZSide B Runout
APL1-1256-ASide A Label
APL1-1256-BSide B Label
APL1-1256-ALabel side A
APL1-1256-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-1256 / RCA APL1-1256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | RCA Victor 800323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor APL1-1256 / RCA APL1 1256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA APL1-1256 / RCA 26.21697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RVP-6051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4241First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Panama | RCA Victor Apl1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | RCA APL1-1256 / RCA Victor APL-1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-1256First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3949LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Never Gonna Let You Go are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-1256.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-1256, RS 1051, AVS-4384, 800323) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1 1256 A 1 I A4 and APL1 1256 B 2 I A2. 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.
