US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Dunhill 45-D-4014
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
AMP 45-00820REA-side label
AMP 45-00824B-side label
Vinyl pressings
by Barry McGuire · 1965
Upon A Painted Ocean was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AMP 45-00820REA-side label
AMP 45-00824B-side label
00820-RE-1A side runout
00824B side runout
AMP 45-00820REA side label
AMP 45-00824B side label
AMP 45-00820RE MR 58822A-side label
AMP 45-00824 MR 58913B-side label
45-00820-2CRunout (Stamped) Side A
45-00824-1CRunout (Stamped) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor D-4014First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | France | RCA Victor 45.904First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 45-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 45-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill D-4014First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1493First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1493First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-07857", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 1016737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 45-96707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor D-40147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Upon A Painted Ocean are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Dunhill 45-D-4014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-D-4014, D-4014, RCA 1493, RCA-1493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMP 45-00820RE and AMP 45-00824. 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.