Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1967
Just One Smile was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
MS3117A-1B Bell Sound A11Runout A stamped; A11 etched
T MS3117B-1B Bell Sound A111Runout B stamped; A111 etched
MS 3117 ALabel A
MS 3117 BLabel B
MM2117 A...2 BellSound sf T IIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
MM 2117 B...4 BellSound sf IIIII TB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
MM2117 A ²... Bell Sound sf IIIIII 4 TRunout A etched/stamped/etched/stamped, variant 2
MM2117 B ⁴... Bell Sound sf IIIIIIIIIIIII 4 TRunout B etched/stamped/etched/stamped, variant 2
MS3117A-1A Bell Sound AB 12-66 AudioMatrixSide A stamped, etched AB 12-66
MS3117B-1A Bell Sound AB 12-66 AudioMatrixSide B stamped, etched AB 12-66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BP 233385First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233385First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 62 946First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SL 10212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SSL 10212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SL 10212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MS 3117 / Musicor Records MS3117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM 2117 / Musicor Records MM-2117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM 2117 / Musicor Records MM2117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MS 3117 / Musicor Records MS-3117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia MS 3117LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Just One Smile are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Germany. One of them is Musicor Records MS 3117.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 3117, MM 2117, SL 10212, SSL 10212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS3117A-1B Bell Sound A11 and T MS3117B-1B Bell Sound A111. 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.
