US
December 1, 1955- Label and catalog number
- Mercury 70766X45
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1955
Go On With The Wedding was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
YW 12150 2FMII A3Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
YW 12123 MII IRunout, side B, stamped, variant 1
YW 12150 2FMII A2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
YW 12123 2F MII A2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
YBM-12150-1 3Runout Side A
YBM-12123-3Runout Side B
YB12150Label Side A
YB12123Label Side B
YW 12150 MI I AIRunout, side A, stamped
YW-12123 IF I A2Runout, side B, stamped
YW-12150Label side A
YW-12123Label side B
YBM 12150-3Etched runout A
YBM 12123-3Etched runout B
YB12150Label Side A
YB12123Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766First year10", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Mercury 70766First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | Esquire Mercury 450427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury 70766-X457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 70766Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 7076610", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Go On With The Wedding are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1955 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Mercury 70766X45, released December 1, 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70766X45, 70766, 70766x45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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