Vinyl pressings
by Bela Babai & His Hungarian Ensemble · 1960
Play For Me Gypsy 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.
1 pressing came out in 1960, 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.
XPARTX-37870 M6-187744Runout stamped A side
MMS-2127 PT1 - 1ARunout etched A side
XPARTX-37871 M6-187745Runout stamped B side
MMS-2127 PT2 - 1ARunout etched B side
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 | France | Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS 2127 / Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS-2127First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2127LP | LP |
| ? | Unknown | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2127LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Concert Hall CM 215 / Concert Hall M-215LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Australia | Concert Hall M 215, SMS 215, SMS-215LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Concert Hall SMS 21510", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | Germany | Musical Masterpiece Society M-215LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2127LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2127LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Concert Hall CM-2127 / Concert Hall 2127LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Play For Me Gypsy are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in France. One of them is Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS 2127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS 2127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XPARTX-37870 M6-187744 and MMS-2127 PT1 - 1A. 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.
