Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1965
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.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZTSP-98720-1C (MR) △55951 Bell SoundRun-out Side A, Etched, [MR, Bell Sound Stamped]
ZTSP-98721-1C (MR) △55951-X Bell SoundRun-out Side B, Etched, [MR, Bell Sound Stamped]
ZTSP-98720Label Side A
ZTSP-98721Label Side B
[X Bell Sound] ZTSP 98720-1ARunout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped]
[Bell Sound] ZTSP 98721-ARunout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped]
ZTSP98720Label Side A
ZTSP98721Label Side B
Side A (label)ZTSP 98720
Side B (label)ZTSP 98721
Side A (etched)ZTSP 98720-1F Bell Sound
Side B (etched)ZTSP 98721-1F Bell Sound
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BA 221160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia MU-4-1070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS SSC.561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | CBS CBS 1827 / CBS 1827First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MU 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MU 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MU 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MU-1070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS LL-759-MRFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of I Must Be Seeing Things are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Musicor Records MU-1070, released February 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MU-1070, MU 1070, LL-759-MR, BA 221160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP-98720-1C (MR) △55951 Bell Sound and ZTSP-98721-1C (MR) △55951-X Bell Sound. 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.
