Vinyl pressings
by Mel Carter · 1965
(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
IM-6138 [MR(circled)] M△58902Runout side A, etched [stamped]
IM-6139 [MR(circled)] CP M△58902-XRunout side B, etched [stamped]
IM-6138A Side
IM-6139B Side
IM 6138A Side Label
IM 6139B Side Label
IM-6138A Side label
IM-6139B Side label
IM-6138 IA Side
IM-6139 IB Side
IM-6138A Side label
IM-6139B Side label
IM 6138 XA-Side Runout Etching
IM 6139B-Side Runout Etching
IM-6138A-Side Label
IM-6139B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Liberty LIB-66138 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial 66138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LIB 661387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Liberty LIB 661387", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Imperial 66138.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66138, LIB-66138 (0), IM. 66138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IM-6138 [MR(circled)] M△58902 and IM-6139 [MR(circled)] CP M△58902-X. 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.
