Vinyl pressings
by André Previn · 1960
Performing Music From The Subterraneans -… was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SE 3812 59 ST 442-BRunout side A, variant 1
SE 3812 S2 59 ST 443 BRunout side B, variant 1
SE 3812 S1 59 ST 442-B pRunout side A etched, p=pentagon stamp, variant 2
SE 3812 S2 59 ST 443 BRunout side B etched, variant 2
E3812 S1 59MG 666Runout side A, variant 1
E3812 S2 59MG 669Runout side B, variant 1
E3812 S1 59MG 666Runout side A, variant 2
E3812 S2 59MG 667Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | MGM Records MG 85-013 / MGM Records MG-85-013First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | France | MGM Records F2-118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Italy | MGM Records EM 3812First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM-MC 6088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | MGM Records MGM-C-864First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | MGM Records MGM-CS-6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records SE3812ST / MGM Records SE3812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3812 ST / MGM Records E3812First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | MGM Records SL-5014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | MGM Records MM 2097LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M056-64844LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Performing Music From The Subterraneans -… are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is MGM Records SE3812ST.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE3812ST, E3812 ST, MGM-C-864, MGM-CS-6038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SE 3812 59 ST 442-B and SE 3812 S2 59 ST 443 B. 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.
