Vinyl pressings
by Pat Boone · 1957
There's A Gold Mine In The Sky 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.
30 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 11 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 9831 14 I A2A-Side Runout Etching
MW 9834 I11 I A1B-Side Runout Etching
MW 9831 I11 I A1A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
MW 9834 I1 I A4B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
MB-9834Side A label
MB-9831Side B label
45-MB-9831-C2A side - runout (stamped)
45-MB-9834-C6B side - runout (stamped)
MW-9831A side - label
MW-9834B side - label
MSD.1884A side label
MSD.1883B side label
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 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1228First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Australia | London Records HL-1228First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1228First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | Dot Records 45-15602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | Dot Records 15602First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-130First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1957 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-130First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1957 | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-130First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1957 | Germany | London Records DL 20 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 8479First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Japan | Dot Records DOT-1023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Netherlands | London American Recordings FL 1635First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Netherlands | London American Recordings FL 1635First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records 45-NZL.242First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | New Zealand | London Records NZL.242First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | London Records 45-HLD 8479 / London American Recordings 45-HLD 84797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | London American Recordings HLD 8479 / London Dot HLD 84797", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Dot Records D 45-1307" | 7" |
| ? | Ireland | London American Recordings HLD.8479Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | London American Recordings HL. 8479Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Norway | Dot Records D 130Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
36 vinyl pressings of There's A Gold Mine In The Sky are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1957 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Dot Records 45-15602, released July 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-15602, 15602, HLD 8479, HL-D.8479) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW 9831 14 I A2 and MW 9834 I11 I A1. 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.
