Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1961
I'll See You In My Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MW_16329_RE1 B2 IRunout side A version 1
MW_16239_1 A2 IRunout side B version 1
MW_16329_RE2 A1 IRunout side A version 2
MW_16239_2 A2 IRunout side B version 2
45-MB-16329-RE-2 (MR) △-41461Side A Runout
45-MB-16239 (MR) △-41438Side B Runout
MB-16329 AA-341Side A Label
MB-16239 AA-325Side B Label
45-MSD-5723-1C B 1A-side runout
45-MSD-5724-1C B 1B-side runout
MSD 5723A-side label
MSD 5724B-side label
MB 16329Side A Label
MB 16239Side B Label
FOB9-8989/1Runout side A stamped
FOD9-8990/1Runout side B stamped
FoD 45/8989Label side A
FoD 45/8990Label side B
( MB 16329 )Label Side A
( MB 16239 )Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Belgium | Dot Records 9.16.312First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Greece | Dot Records 45-5066First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Dot Records Dot 42First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Dot Records 42First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Dot Records Dot 42First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 9504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | Greece | London Records 45-GL 7056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Dot Records 45-16312First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Dot Records 45-16312First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | Canada | Dot Records 16312X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | London American Recordings HLD. 9504Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | India | London Records 45-HLD 95047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | London American Recordings 45-HL-D 95047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Dot Records JET-10597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-D 7207", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-19247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records D 2867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Dot Records 45-50667", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 95047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | London Records 45-HL 95047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
24 vinyl pressings of I'll See You In My Dreams are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Greece, Belgium and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-16312, released December 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-16312, HLD 9504, 45-GL 7056, 9.16.312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW_16329_RE1 B2 I and MW_16239_1 A2 I. 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.
