Vinyl pressings
by Connie Francis · 1963
If My Pillow Could Talk 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.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
[Block S] K13143 63XY439 [Crown Logo]Version 1 runout, side A, etched
[Block S] K13143 63XY437-5Version 1 runout, side B, etched
K13143 63XY439-1 SVersion 2 runout, side A etched [Block-shaped S stamped]
K13143 63XY437 SVersion 2 runout, side B etched [Block-shaped S stamped]
K13143 63XY439-3A Side Etched
K13143 63XY437-3B Side Etched
62-XY-439Label side A
62-XY-437Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | MGM Records 13143XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | MGM Records 13143XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | MGM Records 61 079First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Israel | Hed-Arzi 45-233First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | MGM Records 73124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K 13143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K 13143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K 13143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | South Africa | MGM Records 45-MGM 19211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | MGM Records LL 5024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | MGM Records MGM 90697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | MGM Records M.G.M. 587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | MGM Records K 131437", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of If My Pillow Could Talk are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, South Africa, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K 13143.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 13143, 45-MGM 19211, LL 5024, MGM-5372) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Block S] K13143 63XY439 [Crown Logo] and [Block S] K13143 63XY437-5. 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.
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