Vinyl pressings
by Mitch Miller And The Gang · 1960
Memories Sing Along With Mitch was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
XLP50881-1LSide 1 Stamped (Variant 1)
XLP50882-1JSide 2 Stamped (Variant 1)
IIISide 1 Etched (Variant 1)
IIISide 2 Etched (Variant 1)
XLP50881-1BESide 1 Stamped
XLP50882-1BCSide 2 Stamped
IIISide 1 Etched
ISide 2 Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CS 8342First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP913 / Coronet KLP 913First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Philips SBBL 596 / Philips 847 049 BYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1542First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Harmony HS 11242LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Ruby Records Limited RR3-4118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP-913 / CBS KLP 913LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Pacific PACS 014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1542LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Memories Sing Along With Mitch are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 1542.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1542, CS 8342, SBBL 596, KLP913) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP50881-1L and XLP50882-1J. 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.
