Vinyl pressings
by Guy Mitchell · 1956
Singing The Blues / Crazy With Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSP39219-1B – · .A side deadwax - variant 1
ZSP39220-1A – · · .B side deadwax - variant 1
ZSP39219-1ALA side deadwax - variant 2
ZSP39220-1A-B side deadwax - variant 2
C056636-1JA side stamped variant 1
C056637-1HB side stamped variant 1
C056636-1EA side stamped variant 2
C056637-1FB side stamped variant 2
ZSP 39219A-side - label
ZSP 39220B-side - label
ZSP39219-1E HA-side - deadwax
ZSP39220-1D HB-side - deadwax
C056636-1ESide A [variation 1, stamped]
C056637-1ESide B [variation 1, stamped]
C056636-1FSide A [variation 2, stamped]
C056637-1FSide B, [variation 2, stamped]
ZSP 39219Label A
ZSP 39220Label B
ZSP39219-1D HDeadwax A
ZSP39220-1D HDeadwax B
ZSP39219-1JA-Side - Stamped
ZSP39220-1JB-Side - Stamped
ZSP 39219A-Side - Label
ZSP 39220B-Side - Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Argentina | Columbia 20.567First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | Coronet KS-106First year7" | 7" |
| 1956 | Australia | Coronet KP-106First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Germany | Philips 321 989 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Philips B21989HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Ireland | Philips EPB 650 / Philips B21989HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Philips 321 989 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Philips B 21989First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Philips B 21989 HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Philips P.B.650 / Philips B21989HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Philips P.B.650 / Philips B21989HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | Philips P.B.650 / Philips B21989HFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40769First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 40769 / CBS 40769First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 4-40769First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | CBS A46827", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Philips B 21989 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Philips 321 989 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Philips 321989 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 321 989 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KS-1067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KS-1067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Philips B 21989 HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Philips P.B.650 / Philips B21989HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of Singing The Blues / Crazy With Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1956 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia 4-40769, released October 1, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40769, 40769, P.B.650, KP-106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP39219-1B – · . and ZSP39220-1A – · · .. 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.
