Vinyl pressings
by Betty Everett · 1964
Getting Mighty Crowded was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
64-4446 URJ ARP ∆-54877 MR(circled logo)Side A Runout
64-4447 URJ ARP ∆-4877-X MR(circled logo)Side B Runout
64-4446Side A Label
64-4447Side B Label
64-4446 URJ △-54877 [MR logo]Side A runout
64-4447 URJ △-54877-X [MR logo]Side B runout
64-4446Side A label
64-4447Side B label
64-4446 URT △-54877 [MR logo]Runout side A, etched/stamped
64-4447 URT △-54877-X [MR logo]Runout side B, etched/stamped
64-4446Side A Label
64-4447Side B Label
64-4446Side A Label
64-4447Side B Label
270130 1F ▽ 1 420 1 1 1Runout side A Variant 1
270130 2F ▽ 1 420 1 1Runout side B Variant 1
270130 1F ▽ 1 420Runout Side A Variant 2
270130 2F ▽ 1 420Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJ-628XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France & Benelux | Fontana TF 520 / Fontana 270130 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 270.130 TF / Fontana 270 130 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 520 / Fontana 270130 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-628First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-628First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | Australia | Philips BF-1577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF2701307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Getting Mighty Crowded are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, France & Benelux and more. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ-628, released November 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ-628, VJ 628, TF 520, VJ-628X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64-4446 URJ ARP ∆-54877 MR(circled logo) and 64-4447 URJ ARP ∆-4877-X MR(circled logo). 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.
