Vinyl pressings
by Dinah Washington · 1960
Unforgettable 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.
8 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
MGT 20572A MS3 BVariant 1 A side runout
MGT 20572B MS1 T A TVariant 1 B side runout
MGT 20572A MS1 I C IIIIIIIII TVariant 2 A side runout
MGT 20572B MS1 D IIIIIVariant 2 B side runout
SR 60232-A-MS6 FSide A Runout
SR 60232-B MS5 FSide B Runout
SR 60232-A-MS1 FSide A Runout variant 1 (stamped except "F")
SR 60232-B-MS1 FSide B Runout variant 1 (stamped except "F")
SR-60232-A-MS2 III-IIIIIIIIISide 1 runout (stamped except for "III-IIIIIIIII")
SRI60232-B-MS2 AIIIIIISide 2 runout (stamped except for "AIIIIII")
MGL 20572A MS5 X H I IRunout A
MGL 20572B MS1 X H IRunout B
MG 20572A MS2 FFSide A runout
MG 20572B MS1 FFSide B runout
SRL60232-A-MS1 H/Variant 1 Side A Runout
SRL60232-B-MS1 H//Variant 1 Side B Runout
SRL60232-A-MS1 H IIVariant 2 Side A Runout
SRL60232-B-MS1 H IVariant 2 Side B Runout
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 | US | Mercury MG 20572 / Mercury MG-20572First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60232First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20572 / Mercury MG-20572First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20572 / Mercury MG-20572First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60232 / Mercury STEREO 60232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Australia | Esquire Mercury MG 20572 / Esquire Mercury MG-20572LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1961 | Canada | Mercury SR 60232 / Mercury SR-C60232LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Mercury MG-C20572LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury MMC14048 / Mercury MG.20572LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Mercury MG 20572 / Mercury MG-20572LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Mercury SR 60232 / Mercury STEREO 60232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Mercury MG 20572LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 60232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10569LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10569(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MG 20572LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Mercury International 134 535 MFYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 20572 / Mercury MG-20572LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60232LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60232 / Mercury SR-60232LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Unforgettable are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Mercury MG 20572, released April 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 20572, SR 60232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGT 20572A MS3 B and MGT 20572B MS1 T A T. 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.
