US
1953- Label and catalog number
- Mercury 70070-X45
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Patti Page · 1953
The Doggie In The Window was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1953, 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.
YWF-9421-9 ☖Side A runout, variant 1
YWF-9419-9 ☖Side B runout, variant 1
YWF-9421-7 [lathe symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
YWF-9419-8#2 [lathe symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
YB9421 23F F 1Side A stamped
YB9419 10F F 1Side B stamped
YB9421Side A label
YB9419Side B label
YW9421 1F FA-Side Runout Etching
YW9419 1F FB-Side Runout Etching
YW9421A-Side Label
YW9419B-Side Label
YW 9421-3 HRunout A
YW 9419-2 HRunout B
YW9421Label A
YW9419Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Canada | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | Canada | Mercury 70070First year10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Netherlands | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | UK | Oriole CB 1156First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070-X45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | US | Mercury 70070First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Sphinx M 157 / Mercury M 157Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 7007010", 78 RPM, Single, Reissue | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | Mercury 6033Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of The Doggie In The Window are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Mercury 70070-X45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70070-X45, 70070, CB 1156) 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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