Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Mulligan Quartet · 1963
Spring Is Sprung 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.
9 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.
PHM -200-077 AI FFRunout side A, variant 1
PHM -200077 B M1 ICRunout side B, variant 1
PHM -200-077 A1 FF RIRunout side A, variant 2
PHM -200077 B M1 FF 1CRunout side B, variant 1
PHS600077B- M1Machine Etched Runout Side B
PHS600077A- M1Machine Etched Runout Side A
FBoth Runout
PHM-200-077-A1A side runout looks written
PHM200077B M1B side runout looks stamped
852 028 1Y* 1//420 1Runout side A stamped
852 028 2Y* 1//420 1Runout side B stamped
852 028 1YLabel side A
852 028 2YLabel side B
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 | Philips J1First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 652 028 BLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Philips 852 028 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Philips BL 7564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | UK | Philips SBL 7564 / Philips 852 028 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHS 600-077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHM 200-077First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHS 600-077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHM 200-077First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 883 286 JCYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 883 286 JCYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana FJL 133 / Fontana 683 286 JCLLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Mercury BT-1315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 852 028 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Philips 652 028 BL / Philips BL 7564LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Spring Is Sprung are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands. One of them is Philips PHM 200-077, released April 15, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PHM 200-077, PHS 600-077, BL 7564, SBL 7564) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHM -200-077 AI FF and PHM -200077 B M1 IC. 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.
