US
September 1962- Label and catalog number
- Mercury SR 60712
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1962
Patti Sings Golden Hits Of The Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MG 20712A M3A-side runout (stamped)
MG 20712B M2B-side runout (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury MG 20712(C) / Mercury MG 20712First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury SR 60712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury SR 60712 / Mercury SR-C 60712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Mercury SR 60712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Mercury MG 20712First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Mercury MG 20712First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Mercury SR 60712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | Philips P.D.S. 68LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Brazil | Mercury SLP 6.020LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MG-20712LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Patti Sings Golden Hits Of The Boys are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Mercury SR 60712, released September 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 60712, MG 20712, MG 20712(C)) 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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