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I Must Be Seeing Things

by Gene Pitney · 1965

12 pressings5 countriesVocalPop

I Must Be Seeing Things was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Must Be Seeing Things

8 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

1965
Label and catalog number
Musicor Records MS 3056
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

0 MS 3056 A-1ASide A Runout

0 MS 3056 B-1ASide A Runout

XSV 104611Side A Label

XSV 104612Side B Label

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
Musicor Records MM 2056Musicor Records MM2056
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

o XTV104609-1D I P E 3Runout stamped side A

o XTV104610-2A I P A 5Runout stamped side B

MM 2056 A, XTV 104609Label side A

MM 2056 B, XTV 104610Label side B

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
Musicor Records MS 3056
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSV104611-1DSide A runout

XSV104612-2BSide B runout

XSV 104611Side A label

XSV 104612Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Australia

November 1965
Label and catalog number
CBS BP 233239
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MX146129Side 1 label

MX146130Side 2 label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965CanadaColumbia MM 2056 / Musicor Records MM 2056First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965UKStateside SL10148First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USMusicor Records MM 2056First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USMusicor Records MS 3056First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USMusicor Records MM 2056 / Musicor Records MM2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USMusicor Records MS 3056First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965USMusicor Records MS 3056 / Musicor Records XSV 104611LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1965AustraliaCBS BP 233239First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965AustraliaCBS SBP 233239 / CBS SBP-233239First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?New ZealandCBS MONO BP473200 (MM2056) / CBS STEREO SBP473200 (MS3056)LP, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?New ZealandCBS SBP473200LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USMusicor Records MS 3056LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1I Must Be Seeing Things2:27
  2. A2Marianne2:40
  3. A3Save Your Love3:14
  4. A4Down In The Subway2:39
  5. A5If Mary's There2:21
  6. A6Don't Take Candy From A Stranger2:04
  7. B1One Day2:52
  8. B2She's Still There3:00
  9. B3Just One Smile2:37
  10. B4There's No Livin' Without Your Lovin'2:50
  11. B5I Lost Tomorrow (Yesterday)2:25
  12. B6If I Never Get To Love You2:15

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Must Be Seeing Things are there?

12 vinyl pressings of I Must Be Seeing Things are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was I Must Be Seeing Things first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Musicor Records MM 2056.

How do I tell if my copy of I Must Be Seeing Things is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 2056, MS 3056, SL10148, BP 233239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Must Be Seeing Things on vinyl worth?

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.

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