Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1957
Bring Us Together 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.
5 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year. 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.
C 45-YWM-16492 M MSIIA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
E 45-YWM-14653 M MSIIB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
B 45-YWM-16492-1 M MS1A-Side Runout Etching variant 2
A 45-YWM-14653-3 M1 MS111B-Side Runout Etching variant 2
XIISII YW_16492_3MRunout Side A, Stamped, variant 1
NISV YW_14653_5M IRunout Side B, Stamped, variant 1
XISVI I YW-16492-6MRunout Side A, Stamped, variant 2
NSVI YW 14653 10MRunout Side B, Stamped, variant 2
YB-14653-2MSide A Runout
YB-16492-2MSide B Runout
YB14653Label side A
YB16492Label side B
YW16492Label Side A
YW14653Label Side B
YW16492Label Side A
YW14653Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71247X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71247X45First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71247First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71247X45First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Mercury 71247First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | Canada | Mercury 71247Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Mercury 71247X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Sweden | Mercury B 45-7547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Esquire Mercury 452217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Mercury 71247X457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Mercury 7MT.2007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Bring Us Together are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Mercury 71247X45, released December 13, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71247X45, 71247) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 45-YWM-16492 M MSII and E 45-YWM-14653 M MSII. 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.
Golden Hits
1960 · 48 pressings
Cross Over The Bridge / My Restless Lover
1954 · 23 pressings
I Went To Your Wedding / You Belong To Me
1952 · 22 pressings
Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits
1961 · 21 pressings
The Tennessee Waltz / Long Long Ago
1950 · 21 pressings
Greatest Hits
1966 · 19 pressings
