Vinyl pressings
by Dinah Washington · 1961
September In The Rain was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG 20638A MS1Runout variant 1 side-A
MG 20638B MS1Runout variant 1 side-B
MG 20638A M2Runout variant 2 side-A
MG 20638B M2Runout variant 2 side-B
MG 20638A M1 I/I-IIRunout side A
MG 20638B M1 II-IIRunout side B
SR 60638-A M1 TSide A runout
SR 60638-B M1 TSide B runout
MG 20638A M1 BH ||||Side A Runout
MG 20638B M1 BHU ||Side B Runout
SR-60638-A M3 1/1Side A var. 1
SR-60638-B M1 1/1Side B var. 1
SR-60638-A MS2 FSide A var. 2 Stamped, exc. F
SR-60638-B M2 FSide B var. 2 Stamped, exc. F
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Mercury SR 60638First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury MMC 14107First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR-60638First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR-60638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR-60638First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Mercury MG-20638 / Mercury MG-20638First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury MG-20638 / Mercury MG 20638First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury MG-20638 / Mercury MG 20638First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR-60638 / Mercury SR 60638First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR-60638 / Mercury SR 60638First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury MG 20638 / Mercury MG-20638First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury MG-20638 / Mercury MG 20638First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Esquire Mercury MG 20638 / Esquire Mercury MG-20638LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mercury SR 60638LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury MCL 125 019LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 858 045 FPY / Fontana International 858 045 FPYLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury MCL 125 019LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Fontana SFJL 969 / Fontana International SFJL 969LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 20638LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury MG-20638 / Mercury MG 20638LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR-60638LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of September In The Rain are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Mercury MG-20638, released September 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG-20638, SR-60638, MG 20638, MMC 14107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 20638A MS1 and MG 20638B MS1. 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.
