US
1965- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records AM 760
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
A&M A-1116-1B TIIIIRunout A
A-1117-1B A&M TIRunout B
Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1965
Whipped Cream was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
A&M A-1116-1B TIIIIRunout A
A-1117-1B A&M TIRunout B
1116 MR [in circle] △55817Etched Side A, except MR stamped
1117 MR [in circle] △55817-XEtched Side B, except MR stamped
1116Label side A
1117Label side B
1116 MR [in circle] △55817Etched Side A, except MR stamped
1117 MR [in circle] △55817-XEtched Side B, except MR stamped
1116Label side A
1117Label side B
1 45 1295 A-1 1 KT AA-Side Runout
1 45 1295 B-1 1 KT AB-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N.25295First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | UK | Pye International 7N 25295First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | A&M Records AM 760First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | A&M Records 760First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | A&M Records 760First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | A&M Records 760First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | Australia | Festival Records FK-880First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fermata FB-331117", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | Canada | Quality 1710X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | London Records FLX 31567", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Whipped Cream are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is A&M Records AM 760.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM 760, 760, 7N.25295, 7N 25295) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M A-1116-1B TIIII and A-1117-1B A&M TI. 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.