US
1963- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8849
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XSM-59684-2ASide A Runout
XSM-59684-3BSide B Runout
XSM 59684Side A Label
XSM 59685Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1963
Say Wonderful Things was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSM-59684-2ASide A Runout
XSM-59684-3BSide B Runout
XSM 59684Side A Label
XSM 59685Side B Label
XLP-59682-1F HSide A runout
XLP-59683-1F HHHSide B runout
XLP-59682-1C T B 1 1Side A runout
XLP-59683-2C T B 1 1Side B runout
XLP 59682Side A label
XLP 59682Side B label
MX141472 SBP233067-1Side 1 runout stamped
MX141473 SBP233067-2Side 2 runout stamped
MX141472Side 1 label
MX141473Side 2 label
MX141470 - BP 2233067-1Side A: hand-etched
MX141471 (B) - BP 2233067-2Side B: hand-etched
MX141472 SBP233067-1Side 1 runout
MX141473 SBP233067-2Side 2 runout
MX141472Side 1 label
MX141473Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS SBP 233067 / CBS SBP-233067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233067First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS SBP 233067 / CBS SBP-233067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2049First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473035First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8849First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2049First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2049First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8849LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6673LP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of Say Wonderful Things are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 8849.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8849, CL 2049, SBP 233067, BP 233067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-59684-2A and XSM-59684-3B. 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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