Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Darin · 1962
Sings Ray Charles was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
W C11857-KSide A runout etched variant 1
W C11858-KSide B runout etched variant 1
W C11857-FSide A etched variant 2
W C11858-KSide B etched variant 2
C-11857-C 4 AT WRunout A-side / variant 1
C-11858-M 5 AT [Block-shaped "S"] WRunout B-side / variant 1
W C-11857-C Ω ATRunout A-side / variant 2
W C 11868-M 4 AT [Block-shaped "S"]Runout B-side / variant 2
W C11857-KSide A runout etched
W C11858-KSide B runout etched
11857Side A label
11858Side B label
W C11857-L ATSide A etched
W C-11858-C ATSide B etched
11857Side A label
11858Side B label
AML-2142-1BRunout side A
AML-2143-1BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Brazil | Atlantic LPAT-5010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Canada | ATCO Records SD. 33-140 / ATCO Records SD 33-140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London Records HAM.K.6223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HA-K 2456 / London Atlantic HAK.2456First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | London Records SAH-K 6243 / London Atlantic SAHK.6243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-140LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | ATCO Records 33-140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Atlantic JET-7065LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Sings Ray Charles are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records 33-140, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33-140, HA-K 2456, SAH-K 6243, LPAT-5010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W C11857-K and W C11858-K. 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.
