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John McCormackSings Your Favourite Songs

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Sings Your Favourite Songs

by John McCormack · 1966

12 pressings4 countriesCelticFolkVocalBallad

Sings Your Favourite Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sings Your Favourite Songs

3 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.

UK

1966
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1090
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

MFP 1090 A-1 MG 2Side A stamped runout

MFP 1090 B-1 AG 2Side B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1966
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1090
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

MFP 1090 A-1 RTSide A stamped runout

MFP 1090 B-1 GTSide B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1966
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1090
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono · Maroon labels
Runout / matrix

MFP 1090 A-1 M 1Side A stamped runout

MFP 1090 B-1 A 1Side B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1090First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1966UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1090First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1966UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1090First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972IrelandAran ISLE 3001LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1972IrelandAran ISLE 3001LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USFiesta FLPS 1856LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1980AustraliaWorld Record Club R 06858LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1981USFiesta FLPS 1856LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP-A 8051LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP-A 8051LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?IrelandAran ISLE 3001 / EMI ISLE 3001LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 50331LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1The Kerry Dance
  2. A2Kashmiri Song (Four Indian Love Lyrics)
  3. A3Down By The Sally Gardens
  4. A4Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  5. A5Trees
  6. A6Song To The Seals
  7. B1Mighty Lak' A Rose
  8. B2Bantry Bay
  9. B3Smilin' Through
  10. B4Plaisir D'Amour
  11. B5So Deep Is The Night (Tristesse Etude Op. 10 No. 3)
  12. B6God Keep You Is My Prayer

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sings Your Favourite Songs are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Sings Your Favourite Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.

When was Sings Your Favourite Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 1090.

How do I tell if my copy of Sings Your Favourite Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 1090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MFP 1090 A-1 MG 2 and MFP 1090 B-1 AG 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sings Your Favourite Songs on vinyl worth?

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.

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