Vinyl pressings
by Johnnie Ray · 1952
Please, Mr. Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1952, the album's first year, in 7 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.
CO 47223 \_/ 2 GA side stamped with sailor's cap logo
CO 47224 \_/ 2H HB side stamped with sailor's cap logo
CO 47223Label side A
CO 47224Label side B
CO 47224 2D ＩB raised stamp, Ｉ stamped
CO 47223A label
CO 47224B label
CO 47223 2AA raised stamp
CO 47223 2GSide A stamped
C047224-2AJSide B stamped
CO 47223Label side A
CO 47224Label side B
ZSP 8976 2ASide A runout
ZSP 8977 2 PSide B runout
(ZSP 8976)Label side A
(ZSP 8977)Label side B
(ZSP 8976)Label side A
(ZSP 8977)Label side B
CO 47223Label side A
CO 47224Label side B
CO 47223-1A L
CO 47224-1A G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Australia | Columbia DO-3490First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Brazil | Columbia CB-2.068First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Canada | Columbia C1899First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Canada | Columbia C-1899First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Canada | Columbia C-1899First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Netherlands | Columbia D.B. 3006First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | New Zealand | Columbia DO.3490First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | UK | Columbia D.B. 3006First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Columbia 4-39636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | US | Columbia 4-39636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | US | Columbia 39636First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Columbia 39636First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Columbia 39636First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Philips 322 438 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 322 438 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Philips 322 438 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Please, Mr. Sun are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia 39636, released January 1952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 39636, 4-39636, D.B. 3006, DO-3490) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO 47223 \_/ 2 G and CO 47224 \_/ 2H H. 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.
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