Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1963
Sings World-Wide Winners 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.
13 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 2005-A 1A... Bell Sound sfRunout A, variant 1
MM 2005-B 1A... Bell Sound sfRunout B, variant 1
MM 2005-A 1A... Bell Sound sf IRunout A, variant 2
MM 2005-B 1B... Bell Sound sf IRunout B, variant 2
MM 2005-A
MM 2005-B
MM2005A 1A OP Bell Sound sfSide A
MM2005-B 1B OP Bell Sound sfSide B
MM 2005-ARunout, side A
MS 2005-B-1B Bell SoundRunout, side B
M S 3 0 0 5 A - 2A o 1Side A runout
M S 3 0 0 5 B - 1 A Bell Sound 1Side B runout
MX141694-A
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 | CBS SBP 233147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233147First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | United Artists Records UAL8045First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233147First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAMM 2005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAMS 3005 / United Artists Records MS 3005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | South Africa | Renown NLP 241First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MM 2005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 3005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 2005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MS 3005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Musicor Records MM 2005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Musicor Records MS 3005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia MM-2005 / Musicor Records MM 2005LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia MS-2005 / Musicor Records MM 2005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records MM 2005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Sings World-Wide Winners are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Musicor Records MM 2005, released June 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 2005, MS 3005, MS 2005, SBP 233147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM 2005-A 1A... Bell Sound sf and MM 2005-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.
