Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1963
Sings Just For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
MM 2004 A 1a Bell Sound SFSide A runout, variant 1
MM 2004-B 1a Bell Sound SFSide B runout, variant 1
MM 2004 A 1C Bell Sound SFSide A runout, variant 2
MM 2004-B 1A Bell Sound SFSide B runout, variant 2
MS 3004A-1A BellSoundSide 1
MS 3004B-1B BellSoundSide 2
MM 2204-A 1D Bell Sound SF
MM 2204-B 1D Bell Sound SF[upside down]
Bell SoundSide A and B Stamped
MM 2004 A 1CSide A Etched
X MM 2004 B 1ESide B Etched
MS 3004A-1A o pSide 1 stamped
MS 3004B-1D BellSound pSide 2 stamped
MS 3004A-1A BellSoundSide 1
MS 3004B-1B BellSoundSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | United Artists Records UAL 8041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Australia | United Artists Records UALS 8041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | Musicor Records MM 2004 / United Artists Records UAMM 2004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1043First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MM 2004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 3004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MM 2004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MM 2004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 3004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 3004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Horizon SH66 9 4087LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Interfusion ML 1012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Interfusion ML-1012 / Musicor Records ML-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Universal Summit SRA250.172 / Musicor Records SRA250.172LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stateside SESL 9650 / Stateside SESL-9650LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BP 233251LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233251LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Sings Just For You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Musicor Records MM 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 2004, MS 3004, ULP 1043, UAL 8041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM 2004 A 1a Bell Sound SF and MM 2004-B 1a Bell Sound SF. 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.
