US
August 1960- Label and catalog number
- MGM Records K12918
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · MGM Record Manufacturing Pressing
- Runout / matrix
60-XY-671-2Runout A
60-XY-442-2 [Salior's Cap]Runout B
60-XY-671Label A
60-XY-442Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty · 1960
What A Dream / Tell Me One More Time 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.
11 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 7 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.
60-XY-671-2Runout A
60-XY-442-2 [Salior's Cap]Runout B
60-XY-671Label A
60-XY-442Label B
60-XY-671Label A
60-XY-442Label B
60-XY-671-1 2 12918 WCDeadwax A
60-XY-442-1 2 12918 WCDeadwax B
60 XY 442-1NRunout area side A
60 XY 671-1NRunout area side B
60-XY-442Label side A
60-XY-671Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5326First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | MGM Records 12918XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | MGM Records 45-MGM (I) 1095First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | MGM Records K12918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | MGM Records K12918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | MGM Records HK 5023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM 1095First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records K12918First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records K12918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records K12918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-1095First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of What A Dream / Tell Me One More Time are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K12918, released August 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K12918, 45-MGM-1095, 45-MGM 1095, MGM-5326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60-XY-671-2 and 60-XY-442-2 [Salior's Cap]. 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.