US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Smash Records MGS-27055
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Millie Small · 1964
My Boy Lollipop 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.
9 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
SR 67055-A- S1 RRSide A stamped
SR 67055-B- S1 RRSide B stamped
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 | Mercury MGS-27055(C)First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67055 / Mercury SRS-67055First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Mercury MGS 27055 / Mercury MGS-27055First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana TL08764First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana TL08764First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Smash Records MGS-27055First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Smash Records MGS 27055First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Smash Records SRS 67055First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | US | Smash Records SRS 67055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mercury SLP-6039LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of My Boy Lollipop are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Smash Records MGS-27055.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGS-27055, SRS 67055, MGS 27055, MGS-27055(C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.