Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1967
New York Mining Disaster 1941 was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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.
56161 A▽ 1 420 1 6Variant 1, runout side A
56161 B ▽ 1 420 1 1 7Variant 1, runout side B
56161 A▽ 1 420 1 4 1Variant 2, runout side A
56161 B ▽ 1 420 1 1 10Variant 2, runout side B
56161 A▽ 1 420 1Runout side A
56161 B ▽ 1 420 1 3Runout side B
56161ALabel side A
56161BLabel side B
67C-12335-PLLabel side A
67C-12336-PLLabel side B
67C-12335-PLA
67C-12336-PLB
67-C-12335-1C pA side deadwax - stamped
67-C-12336-1B pB side deadwax - stamped
67C-12335A
67C-12336B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Spin EK-1798First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Spin EK 17987", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6487XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Polydor 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Polydor 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Greece | International Polydor Production NHH 229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Polydor N H 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Spin EK-1798First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Norway | Polydor 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Norway | Polydor 59 073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Philippines | Polydor PRO-3131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Polydor PD9229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Polydor 56161First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | ATCO Records 45-6487First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 64877", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 561617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | ATCO Records 64877", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of New York Mining Disaster 1941 are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Polydor 56161, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56161, 45-6487, 6487, 59 073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 56161 A▽ 1 420 1 6 and 56161 B ▽ 1 420 1 1 7. 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.
