The catalog number of the first single released on Frank Sinatra’s Reprise label was Reprise 20001, commonly formatted as R-20001. The record was “The Second Time Around,” released in 1961.
Sinatra founded Reprise Records in 1960 to gain greater artistic control over his recordings. His move followed years at major labels, especially Columbia and Capitol, and the new company allowed him to oversee production and repertoire more directly. The label also became a home for several performers associated with Sinatra’s Las Vegas circle.
“The Second Time Around” was the opening entry in Reprise’s early 20000-series single numbering. The label soon expanded its roster, signing artists including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Nancy Sinatra. Sinatra’s first Reprise album, “Ring-A-Ding-Ding!,” used a different album catalog sequence, R9-1001, which can cause confusion.
The number is sometimes written with a hyphen or without one. Those formats refer to the same catalog designation; the key identifying number is 20001, not 0001, 001, or 1001.