Vinyl pressings
by Debbie Reynolds · 1958
This Happy Feeling was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
45 10894 1 1A side matrix code - runout (stamped)
45 10896 1 1B side matrix code - runout (stamped)
(L 10,894)A side matrix code - label
(L 10,896)✤B side matrix code - label
45 10894 6 2Runout, side A, stamped
45 10896 5 2Runout, side B, stamped
(L 10894)Label side A
(L 10896) ◆Label side B
R45 10894 8Runout, side A, stamped
R45 10896 8Runout, side B, stamped
(45-L 10,894)Label side A
(45-L 10,896) ◈Label side B
45-VC-L-10894-IC KH 1Runout side A
45-VC-L-10896-IC KH 1Runout side B
45-L.10894Label side A
45-L.10896Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Coral CK-3626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Coral 9-61986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | Coral 93266First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Japan | Coral DC-1043 / Coral DC 1043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Coral CK-3626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | CoralFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | UK | Coral 45-Q.72324First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72324First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q 72324First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-61986First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-61986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-61986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-61986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | Coral NC 932667" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Coral 9-619867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Singapore | Coral 9-619867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Coral 932667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of This Happy Feeling are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Coral 9-61986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-61986, 45-Q.72324, Q.72324, Q 72324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 10894 1 1 and 45 10896 1 1. 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.
