Canada
June 1959- Label and catalog number
- Sparton CP 5901 KSparton CP 5901
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Weston
- Runout / matrix
2004B side etched
2003qA side etched (no "q" on label)
Vinyl pressings
by Joyce Hahn · 1959
The Picnic / I Cried And Cried was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
2004B side etched
2003qA side etched (no "q" on label)
2003aSide A Runout Etched
2004Side B Runout Etched
2003aA side etched
2004aB side etched
2003aA side etched
2004aB side etched
2003aA side etched
2004B side etched
2003aA side etched
2004aB side etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901F / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901-B / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901-A / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901 P-2 / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901-C / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901M / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901-Z-2 / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901 L-2 / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901 K / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Sparton CP 5901 0-1 / Sparton CP 5901First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of The Picnic / I Cried And Cried are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Canada. One of them is Sparton CP 5901 K, released June 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 5901 K, CP 5901 0-1, CP 5901F, CP 5901-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2004 and 2003q. 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.