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Nat King ColeWhen You're Smiling

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When You're Smiling

by Nat King Cole · 1967

10 pressings2 countriesVocalPop

When You're Smiling was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of When You're Smiling

5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Pickwick SPC-3071
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPC-3071-Aside A runout etched

SPC-3071-B X-1W-12side B runout etched

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3071
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPC-3071-A R W-1Etched

SPC-3071-B W-1 SM 2Etched

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1967
Label and catalog number
Pickwick PC-3071
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

PC-3071-A P-1A side etched

PC-3071-B P-1 1B side etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-3071First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967CanadaPickwick PC-3071First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-3071First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USPickwick SPC-3071First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USPickwick/33 Records SPC-3071First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USPickwick/33 Records PC-3071LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USCosmic CPSX-440LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USPickwick/33 Records SPC-3071LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USPickwick/33 Records SPC-3071LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USPickwick/33 Records PC-3071LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1When You're Smiling
  2. A2Piel Canela
  3. A3Lonesome And Sorry
  4. A4I Think You Get What I Mean
  5. A5Back In Your Arms
  6. B1As Far As I'm Concerned
  7. B2Tell Me All About Yourself
  8. B3Why Should I Cry Over You?
  9. B4Don't You Remember?
  10. B5Calypso Blues

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of When You're Smiling are there?

10 vinyl pressings of When You're Smiling are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was When You're Smiling first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Pickwick SPC-3071.

How do I tell if my copy of When You're Smiling is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC-3071, PC-3071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPC-3071-A and SPC-3071-B X-1W-12. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is When You're Smiling on vinyl worth?

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.

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