Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1963
I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, the album's first year. 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.
Bell Sound LL-724-A-1E (MR) Δ-49793Runout A, etched except stamped: Bell Sound (MR)
Bell Sound LL-724-B-1E (MR) Δ-49793-XRunout B, etched except stamped: Bell Sound (MR)
724-ALabel A
724-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Double-L Records 724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Double-L Records 7247" | 7" |
| 1964 | US | Double-L Records 7247", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Double-L Records 7247", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Double-L Records 7247", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Double-L Records 7247", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | President Records PT 3227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | President Records PT 3227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | President Records 14 792 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | President Records 14 792 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Double-L Records 7247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Double-L Records 7247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Double-L Records 724.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 724) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound LL-724-A-1E (MR) Δ-49793 and Bell Sound LL-724-B-1E (MR) Δ-49793-X. 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.
