Vinyl pressings
by Ferrante & Teicher · 1962
Pianos In Paradise was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
UAS 6230 A - 1J CLB Bell Sound BH1Side A Runout
UAS 6230 B - 1F CLB Bell Sound BHUIISide B Runout
UAS6230A-1B Bell Sound I(var. 1) side A runout stamped
UAS6230B-1A Bell Sound I(var. 1) side B runout stamped
UA 3230-A ₁ᴊ ‒ CLB1 ² 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 sғ I-II ISide A Runout
T UA 3230-B ₁ʜ CLB-1 ² 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 sғ III II- IIISide B Runout
UAS 6230A-1F CLB. Bell Sound B H 1Side A runout
UAS 6230B-1D CLB. Bell Sound B H 1Side B runout
UAS 6230A0-1F CLB... Bell Sound PRunout, Stamped, Side A
UAS 6230 D-1J CLB. Bell Sound PRunout, Stamped, Side B
T UAS 6230A-1E CLB- Bell Sound IIIIIIIIIIIIIII-1Runout A
UAS 6230A-1F CLB - Bell Sound IIIIIIIII-I TRunout B
UAS 6230 ALabel A
UAS 6230 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | United Artists Records UALS 8031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | Universal Record Club SU-862 / Universal Record Club U-862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3230First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 3230 / United Artists Records UAL-3230First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1024First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3230First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAS 3230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | USA & Canada | Pickwick SPC-3632LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Pianos In Paradise are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 6230.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 6230, UAL 3230, UAS 3230, ULP 1024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 6230 A - 1J CLB Bell Sound BH1 and UAS 6230 B - 1F CLB Bell Sound BHUII. 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.
