US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Sound Stage 7 45-2602
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Pitman pressing
- Runout / matrix
S656 Nashville Matrix 125 PA runout etched
S608 Nashville Matrix 125 PB runout etched
Vinyl pressings
by Joe Simon · 1968
No Sad Songs / Come On And Get It was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
S656 Nashville Matrix 125 PA runout etched
S608 Nashville Matrix 125 PB runout etched
S-656Side A label, in brackets
S-608Side B label, in brackets
S656A-Side Runout Etching
S608B-Side Runout Etching
S-656Side A Label
S-608Side B Label
S656 69471Side A Runout, Etched
S608 69470Side B Runout, Etched
S-656Side A Label
S-608Side B Label
S-656Side A label
S-608Side B label
MSCM 7869-1CSide A
MSCM 7870-1CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Monument SH. 2602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Monument MN 2602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Monument MN 26027", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Monument PK-2133First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 45-2602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 45-2602First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 45-2602First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 45-2602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 45-2602First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Monument MON 1014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Monument Mon 1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Italy | Monument MNS NP 740227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Monument PK-21337", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of No Sad Songs / Come On And Get It are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Sound Stage 7 45-2602.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2602, MON 1014, Mon 1014, SH. 2602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S656 Nashville Matrix 125 P and S608 Nashville Matrix 125 P. 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.