US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Cameo C-219
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · D.J. COPY - NOT FOR SALE
Vinyl pressings
by Dee Dee Sharp · 1960
Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) 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.
2 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata 37FC-0011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Cameo C-219First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | Columbia DO-42957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 11067", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Ariola 45 397 A7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | India | Columbia 45-DB 48747", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Columbia 51237", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | La Gloria Records C.2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 48747", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Cameo C-219X7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | Cameo C-219X7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Chile | Producciones Fermata F 45-57", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Continental Records PD 7-85627", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cameo C-2197", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Argentina. One of them is Cameo C-219.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-219, 37FC-0011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.