US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1331
- Format
- LP, Mono · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Mitch Miller And The Gang · 1959
Party Sing Along With Mitch was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
XSM45721-1BA TB IIIIIIIIIIIISide A runout
XSM45722-1CD BIIIISide B runout
XSM 45721Side A label
XSM 45722Side B label
(x"Lp" 45719)Label [Side A]
(x"Lp" 45720)Label [Side B]
(x"Lp" 45719)Label [Side A]
(x"Lp" 45720)Label [Side B]
XLP45719-1C T A IISide A stamped
XLP45720-1B T AISide B stamped
xLp 45719Side A label
xLp 45720Side B label
XLP45719-1BCSide A, stamped
XLP45720-1ABSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 812First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8138First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1331First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8138First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1331LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLPS-812LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8138LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1331LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 812LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1331LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8138LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1331LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1331LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1331LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8138LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Party Sing Along With Mitch are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 1331.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1331, CS 8138, KLP 812) 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.