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... "Let Me Sing" by Brenda Lee, album cover

Vinyl pressings

... "Let Me Sing"

by Brenda Lee · 1963

22 pressings9 countriesVocalPop

... "Let Me Sing" was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of ... "Let Me Sing"

15 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4439
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MG9090T2 1Runout side A, stamped

MG9091T1 3Runout side B, stamped

MG 9090Label side A

MG 9091◉Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 74439
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

7 9090 3 2Side A Runout

7 9091 6 2Side B Runout

7-9090Side A Label

7-9091◆Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4439
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MG9090T6 2Runout Side A, Stamped variant 1

MG9091T3Runout Side B, Stamped variant 1

MG9090 T4 2/Runout side A variant 2

MG9091 T4 2//Runout side B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 74439
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

7 9090 3 2 1 2Side A runout

7 9091 6 2 1Side B runout

7-9090Side A label

7-9091◆Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca DL 4439
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pinckneyville Pressing
Runout / matrix

MG9090T5 2111Side A runout

MG9091T4 211Side B runout

MG 9090Side A label

MG 9091◆Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 22 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963AustraliaFestival Records FL-31,183First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaDecca DL 4439First yearLPLP
1963CanadaDecca DL 74439First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963SingaporeLife DL 74439First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKBrunswick LAT 8548First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963UKBrunswick LAT 8548First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963UKBrunswick LAT 8548First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USDecca DL 4439First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USDecca DL 74439First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USDecca DL 4439First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USDecca DL 74439First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USDecca DL 74439First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USDecca DL 4439First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963UKBrunswick STA 8548First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963JapanTeichiku Records JDL 2163First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Mono · Mono10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Mono · Mono
All 18 pressings from the 1960s
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975JapanMCA Records MCL-3016LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?IsraelArton Records AN 67-07LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?JapanDecca SDL-10100 / Decca SDL 10100LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?TaiwanUnion Record SDP-1037 / Dragon SDP-1037LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Night And Day
  2. A2The End Of The World
  3. A3Our Day Will Come
  4. A4You're The Reason I'm Living
  5. A5Break It To Me Gently
  6. A6Where Are You
  7. B1When Your Lover Has Gone
  8. B2Losing You
  9. B3I Wanna Be Around
  10. B4Out In The Cold Again
  11. B5At Last
  12. B6There Goes My Heart

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of ... "Let Me Sing" are there?

22 vinyl pressings of ... "Let Me Sing" are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.

When was ... "Let Me Sing" first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Decca DL 4439.

How do I tell if my copy of ... "Let Me Sing" is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 4439, DL 74439, STA 8548, LAT 8548) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG9090T2 1 and MG9091T1 3. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is ... "Let Me Sing" on vinyl worth?

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.

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