Vinyl pressings
by Erroll Garner · 1970
Feeling Is Believing was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SR 61308-A 2TX 2VVariant - Side 1 stamped in outer ring
GM 1-5-76Variant - Side 1 etched in inner ring
SR 61308-B 2TXVariant - Side 2 stamped in outer ring
GM 1-5-71Variant - Side 2 stamped in inner ring
SR 61308-A IT ٜ● GM 1-5-71 ΛSide A
SR 61308-B IT . GM 1-5-71 ΛSide B
SR 61308 ASide A Label
SR 61308 BSide B Label
SR-61308ASide 1 Matrix
SR 61308 A 1S ISide 1 Runout
SR-61308BSide 2 Matrix
SR 61308 B ISide 2 Runout
SR 61308 A-1 1-1 PRSide 1 runout
SR-61308-B7 11-1 PRSide 2 runout
SR 61308 A-1-1-1 PRA Side Runout
SR 61308 B-2-1-1 PRB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | California CLPS 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2393 015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | MPS Records MPS 15 294 / MPS Records 15 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Mercury SR 61308First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | MPS Records CRM 753 / BASF CRM 753LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | MPS Records YS-2519-MPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28214LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28214LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor SPLP 1471LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 2393 015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.057 / MPS Records 0068.057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 21 29753-5 / MPS Records CRM 753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61308LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Feeling Is Believing are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Denmark, France and more. One of them is Mercury SR 61308.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61308, CLPS 102, 2393 015, MPS 15 294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61308-A 2TX 2V and GM 1-5-76. 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.
