Vinyl pressings
by Joe Harnell & His Orchestra · 1963
Fly Me To The Moon And The Bossa Nova Pops 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.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
KS 3318 A-52 BB7Runout, Side A
KS 3318 B-53 BB7Runout, Side B
p KS 3318 A-52. BB7 11 A1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
p KS 3318 B-52. BB7 A1B-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
KS 2̶̸̶ 3318 A-1 ARC3203 BB7Runout side A, etched
KS 33318 B-1 ARC3213 BB7Runout side B, etched
MONO KL 3 1318-A-1 ARC 1233Side 1 Runout
MONO KL 3 1318-B-1 ARC 1193Side 22 Runout
KS 3 3318 A-3 BB7A — runout, etched
KS 3 3318-B-3 BB7B — runout, etched
KS 3 3318 AA — label
KS 3 3318 BB — label
KL 3 1318-A-52.A Side (Etched & Stamped)
KL 3 1318-B-51.B Side (Etched & Stamped)
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 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3318First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Canada | Kapp Records KL-1318LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HAR.8057 / Kapp Records HAR.8057First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | London Records SH-R 8057 / Kapp Records SH-R 8057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | London Records HAR.8057 / Kapp Records HAR.8057First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KS-3318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KL-1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KS 3318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KS-3318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KL-1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KL-1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Kapp Records KS-3318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3318LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Kapp Records PKS-6015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Kapp Records PKS 6015 / Kapp Records PKS-6015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Kapp Records PK 6015 / Kapp Records PK-6015LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Continental KS-3318 / Kapp Records KLP-703LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Kapp Records KL-1318LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Fly Me To The Moon And The Bossa Nova Pops are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3318, released February 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3318, KL-1318, KS 3318, HAR.8057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS 3318 A-52 BB7 and KS 3318 B-53 BB7. 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.
