Vinyl pressings
by Doris Day · 1957
Original Motion Picture Sound Track "The Pajama… was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XLP41778-1AK HSide A stamped runout (H etched)
XLP 41779-1A H1 IIIIISide B stamped runout (H1 and IIIII etched)
x"Lp" 41778Side A center label
x"Lp" 41779Side B center label
ZEP41836-1A-Side A runout
ZEP41837-1A-Side B runout
ZEP41838-1A-Side C runout
ZEP41839-1A-Side D runout
XLP41778-1GSide A (Variant 1)
XLP41779-1KSide B (Variant 1)
XLP41778-1BSide A (Variant 2)
XLP41779-1ACSide B (Variant 2)
XLP 41778-1HSide A runout
XLP41779-1F⦁ 11AASide B runout
x"Lp" 41778Side A label
x"Lp" 41779Side B label
XLP 41778-1ASide A stamped
XLP 41779-1BSide B stamped
x"Lp" 41778Side A label
x"Lp" 41779Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL 562First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL 562First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | South Africa | CBS BLD 7085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Philips BBL 7197 / Philips BBL.7197First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks A 5210First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips B 07263 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips B 07263 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL 7197LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLL 562LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5210LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS KLL 562 / CBS KLL-562LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS KLL 562LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products AOL 5210 / Columbia Masterworks AOL 5210LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products AOL 5210 / Columbia Masterworks AOL 5210LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 562 / Coronet KLL-562LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 562LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 32097 / Columbia LPCB-32097LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 231198LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Columbia Masterworks LP. 1178 / Columbia LP 1178LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7197 / Philips BBL.7197LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL 7197LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips BBL.7197 / Philips B07263LLP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Original Motion Picture Sound Track "The Pajama… are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OL 5210, released August 12, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OL 5210, A 5210, BBL 7197, KLL 562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP41778-1AK H and XLP 41779-1A H1 IIIII. 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.
