UK
1971- Label and catalog number
- Pye Records NSPL 18361
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
NSPL 18361A-1 ✳TStamped Runout, Side A
3 AHHand Etched Runout, Side A
NSPL 18361 B-2 △X 1 AIHand Etched Runout, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Max Bygraves · 1971
Sing Along With Max was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
NSPL 18361A-1 ✳TStamped Runout, Side A
3 AHHand Etched Runout, Side A
NSPL 18361 B-2 △X 1 AIHand Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18361 / PRT NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Pye Records 82184-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor SPLP 1349LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Astor SPLP 1349LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL.18361 / Pye Records NSPL 18361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | PRT NSPL 18361LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Sing Along With Max are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Canada, New Zealand, Spain. One of them is Pye Records NSPL 18361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NSPL 18361, 82184-I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSPL 18361A-1 ✳T and 3 AH. 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.