Vinyl pressings
by Mantovani And His Orchestra · 1962
Moon River And Other Great Film Themes was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZAL-5603-2ESide A Runout - Variant 1
ZAL-5604-2ESide B Runout - Variant 1
ZAL-5603-1E B U 1Side A Runout - Variant 2
ZAL-5604-1E H 1Side B Runout - Variant 2
ZAL-5603-1ESide A runout
ZAL-5604-2ESide B runout
ZAL.5603Side A label
ZAL-5603-2E CA KT IA side variant 1
ZAL-5604-2E CU KI 1B side variant 1
ZAL-5603-2E CU KT IA side variant 2
ZAL-5604-2E KT K IB side variant 2
ARL-5496-2A U ZT 1Side A runout
ARL-5497-1A I 1Side B runout
ARL.5496Side A label
ARL.5497Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | London Records LL 3261 / London Records LL.3261First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | London Records PS 249First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | London Records PS 249First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Decca SKLM 4500 / Decca SKLM.4500First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Decca LK 4500 / Decca LK.4500First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca SKL 4500 / Decca SKL.4500First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records PS 249 / London Records PS.249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records PS 249First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records PS 249 / London Records PS.249First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Japan | London Records LY 7046LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | London Records LLG-10.010LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/4696 / World Record Club S-4696LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club 4696 / World Record Club S/4696LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1973 | Brazil | London Records LLG-11.010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | London Records PS 249LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Decca LKA 4500LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Decca SKLA-7545LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | London Records 31C 070 61001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SKL 4500LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records LL 3261 / London Records LL.3261LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | London Records LL 3261LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | London Records PS-249LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Moon River And Other Great Film Themes are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is London Records PS 249.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 249, LK 4500, SKL 4500, LL 3261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5603-2E and ZAL-5604-2E. 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.
