Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1958
(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ABC 34 83 2Runout, Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
ABC-34 84 2Runout, Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
X ABC 34 83 2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ABC 348 4 2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
W ABC 34 83 2A-Side Runout Etching
W ABC-348 4 2B-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3483A-Side Label
AMP 45-3484B-Side Label
S 3483 LW stereoSide A runout
S 3484 LW stereoSide B runout
AMP 45-S-3483Side A label
AMP 45-S-3484Side B label
ABC 34 83 2A-Side Runout Etching
ABC-348 4 2B-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-3483A-Side Label
AMP 45-3484B-Side Label
AMP 45-3483A side label
AMP 45-3484B side label
ABC 34 83 l LW 2Runout A
ABC-3484 2 0Runout B
AMP 45-3483Label A
AMP 45-3484Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 686 RFirst yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Germany | Columbia C 21 108 / Columbia 45-DW 5701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-S-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-9987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Sparton 4-686 RFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Australia | W & G WG-SPN-7397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | France | ABC-Paramount ABC 45.98107", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SSMQ 1017", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Artone AP 220507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | ABC-Paramount AP 22.0507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 1077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Philippines | ABC Records ABC-101107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 36047", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Ariel 10.082Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Brazil | Polydor 20-0025Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Finland | Karusell 45-K-150777", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | ABC-Paramount PS-267", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Karusell KFF 2577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Columbia 45-DB 42417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1958 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-9987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-9987, 45-S-9987, 4-686 R, 686 R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC 34 83 2 and ABC-34 84 2. 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.
