Vinyl pressings
by Eddy Arnold · 1960
Sings Them Again 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.
6 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.
K2 WY6501-10S I B3Side A runout, variant 1
K2 WY6502-1S I A4Side B runout, variant 1
K2 WY6501-10S IX C1 A1Side A runout, variant 2
K2 WY6502-1S XI A4Side B runout, variant 2
K2 WP6467-10S B1 ISide A runout stamped
K2 WP6468-1S I B1Side B runout stamped
K2 WP6467-12Sside A runout stamped
K2 WP6468-3Sside B runout stamped
K2 WP6467-7Sside A runout stamped
K2 WP6468-7Sside B runout stamped
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 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2185First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2185First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2185First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2185First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2185LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 / RCA Victor LSP 2185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM 2185First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 / RCA Victor LSP 2185LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 / RCA Victor LSP 2185LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM 2185LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA Victor LSP 2185LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | RCA L10960LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 / RCA Victor LSP 2185LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 RE / RCA Victor LSP-2185LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2185 RE / RCA Victor LSP-2185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM 2185LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Sings Them Again are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2185.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2185, LPM 2185, LPM-2185) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WY6501-10S I B3 and K2 WY6502-1S I A4. 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.
