Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Gleason · 1956
Music To Change Her Mind 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.
7 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 6 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.
W1-632-D4" [Anvil]Runout Side A Stamped
W2-632-D3" [Anvil]Runout Side B Stamped
W1-632Side A Label
W2-632Side B Label
W1-632-D2Side 1 Label
W2-632-D4Side 2 Label
LAP-W-1-632-XRSide A Label
CAP-W2-632-IXRSide B 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 | Brazil | Capitol Records W-632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Canada | Capitol Records W-632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Germany | Capitol Records W-632 / Capitol Records W-632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records J-LZB 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8400First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1956 | UK | Capitol Records LC 6813 / Capitol Records LC.6813First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records W-632 / Capitol Records W 632First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W632 / Capitol Records W-632LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & US | Capitol Records T 632LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DW 632LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DW8-0632LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W632LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W 632LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Music To Change Her Mind are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1956 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records W-632, released January 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W-632, LC 6813, J-LZB 2, CP-8400) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W1-632-D4" [Anvil] and W2-632-D3" [Anvil]. 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.
