Vinyl pressings
by McGuire Sisters · 1958
May You Always was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
45 106074 1 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
45 106075 1 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
45 106074 2 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 3
45 106075 4 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 3
45 106074 9 2Runout, side A variant 1
45 106075 9 2Runout, side B variant 1
45 106074 10 2Runout, side A variant 3
45 106075 9 2Runout, side B variant 3
Side A: 106,074 / 45 106074 10 2Y
Side B: 106,075 / 45 106075 9 2 III
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Coral CK-3646First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Coral 9-62059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Coral 62059First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | CoralFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72356First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | UK | Coral Q.72356First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-62059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-62059First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Coral 9-62059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Coral 62059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Coral 93 285 NC7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Coral 45-Q.723567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Coral 45-Q.723567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Coral 45-Q 723567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Coral 45-Q.723567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Coral CK-36467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Coral 932857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of May You Always are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Coral 9-62059.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-62059, 62059, Q.72356, CK-3646) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 106074 1 1 and 45 106075 1 1. 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.
