Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1964
Gene Pitney's Big Sixteen was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
p o MM2008A - 1D 1 C 2Side A runout, etched [exc. p o, C 2 stamped]
o MM-2008B- 1f 1 pSide B runout, etched [exc. o, p stamped]
MM 2008ASide A label
MM 2008BSide B label
MS 3008A-1B I P B4 oSide A stamped
MS 3008B-1D I P B4 oSide B stamped
MS3008A-1G RJG AB 9-66Side A Runout
MS3008B-1G RJGSide B Runout
MM2008A8 Bell Sound sf RJG AB 4-66
MM2008B8 Bell Sound sf RJG AB 10-66
P o MS 3008A-1H -Side A stamped
o MS 3008B-1D I PSide B stamped
(Side A) MS 3008 A -1G
(Side B) MS 3008 B - 1G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS SBP473144 / CBS BP473144First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records MM 2008 / United Artists Records UAMM 2008First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia MS-3008 / Musicor Records MS 3008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia MM 2008 / Columbia MM-2008First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia MS-3008 / Musicor Records MS 3008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 62522 / Musicor Records MM 2008First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473144First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SL 10118First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SL 10118First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SL 10118First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Musicor Records MM 2008First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Musicor Records MS 3008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Musicor Records MS 3008 / Musicor Records MS3008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Musicor Records MM 2008First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Musicor Records MS 3008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Musicor Records MS 3008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10086LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Birchmount BM-759LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Musicor Records MS 3008LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | South Africa | Embassy EMB 30032(L)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6813LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 34582 / Musicor Records L 34582LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BP 473144 / CBS BP-473144LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Renown NLP 255LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1073LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MM 2008LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Gene Pitney's Big Sixteen are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Musicor Records MM 2008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 2008, MS 3008, MS 2008, SL 10118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p o MM2008A - 1D 1 C 2 and o MM-2008B- 1f 1 p. 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.
