UK
1964- Label and catalog number
- Hallmark Records SHM 798
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SHM 798 A1 25 ΛStamped runout, side A
SHM 798 B1 20 ΛStamped runout, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Liberace · 1964
My Most Requested was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SHM 798 A1 25 ΛStamped runout, side A
SHM 798 B1 20 ΛStamped runout, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Dot Records DLP-3563(C) / Dot Records DLP 3563First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25563 / Dot Records DLP 25563 (D)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Dot Records DLP 25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Dot Records DLP 25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Mondio Music MM. 160LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Dot Records ZL-31,513LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records 9310-25563 / ABC DOT 9310-25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records DLP-25563(D)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records DLP-25563(D) / Dot Records DLP-25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Dot Records DLP 3563LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3563LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Dot Records ST-91416 / Dot Records ST 91416LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3563LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of My Most Requested are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Canada. One of them is Hallmark Records SHM 798.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHM 798, DLP 25563, DLP-3563(C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHM 798 A1 25 Λ and SHM 798 B1 20 Λ. 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.