Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1957
Pat's Great Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 6 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.
M 9160 8 I D4Side A runout version 1
M9161 I2 I A7Side B runout version 1
M 9160 8 I D2Side A runout version 2
M 9161 16 I B1Side B runout version 2
LPM-9160 ⓶ Δ656 •Runout A
LPM-9161 ⓶ ⓷ Δ657 •Runout B
M-9160Label A
M-9161Label B
LPM-9160-X Δ468Runout Side A, Etched
LPM-9161-X 2 Δ469Runout Side B, Etched
M-9160Matrix Side A, On Label
M-9161Matrix Side B, On Label
(Side 1) DLP (9 is scratched) 3 071-S1 ②
(Side 2) DLP 3071-S2 ②
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Brazil | Dot Records XRPL-6.087 XRL-495First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | Canada | Dot Records DLP-3071First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3071 / Dot Records DLP-3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Denmark | Dot Records DLP 3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-D 6007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-D 6007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-D 6007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-D 6007First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records DLP 3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records DLP 3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Seeco DLP 3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Venezuela | Dot Records DLP 25,071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Dot Records DLP 3071First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Dot Records DLP-25071LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Dot Records DLP 25071(D)LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Netherlands | Dot Records HJO 104 SLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten LDVS 17015LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten LDVS 17015 / Vogue Schallplatten DLP 25071LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1964 | Germany | Dot Schallplatten LDVS 17015 / Vogue Schallplatten DLP 25071LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Dot Records DLP 3071LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-606LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | US | Dot Records DLP 25071 / Dot Records DLP 25,071LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Korea | Domido LD 169LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1978 | Canada | Pickwick SPC-3597, SPC 3597LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Pickwick SPC-3597LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3071 / Dot Records DLP-25071LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Dot Records DLP 3071LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Metronome 2001 201.033LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Dot Records DLP 3071LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 25071LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dot Records DLP 3071LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of Pat's Great Hits are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1957 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Brazil, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Dot Records DLP 3071, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DLP 3071, XRPL-6.087 XRL-495, DLP-3071, HAM-D 6007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 9160 8 I D4 and M9161 I2 I A7. 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.
