Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1972
Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano... was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SR 61366 A-CP3 MSSide A runout, variant 1
SR 61366 B-CP3 MSSide B runout, variant 1
SR 61366 A-CP4 MS G.K.Side A runout, variant 2
SR 61366 B-CP4 MS G.K.Side B runout, variant 2
SR 61366 A-PR7 MS G.K PRSide A - Stamped (MS G.K PR - Etched)
SR 61366 B-PR7 MS G.K. PRSide B - Stamped (MS G.K PR - Etched)
SR 61366 A-CT2 MS IT G.K.
SR 61366 B-CT1 MS IT G.K.
SR 61366 A-CS6 MS 2 S A1 G.K.Side A runout
SR 61366 B-CS6 MS 1 S G.K. B 2Side B runout
SR-61366-A- Y.CEtching A
SR-61366-B- Y.CEtching B
6338 121 1 1 520 09Side A
6338 121 2 1 520 09Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury SR 61366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury SR 61366LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | Italy | Mercury 6338 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Mercury SR 61366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Mercury SR 61366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Mercury SR 61366 / Mercury R114182LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Mercury SR 61366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Mercury SR 61366First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 121LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61366LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano... are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Mercury SR 61366.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61366, 6338 121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61366 A-CP3 MS and SR 61366 B-CP3 MS. 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.
