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Percy FaithPlays Music From South Pacific

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Plays Music From South Pacific

by Percy Faith · 1958

11 pressings6 countriesEasy ListeningPopStage & Screen

Plays Music From South Pacific 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Plays Music From South Pacific

7 pressings came out in 1958, 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.

US

July 28, 1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS-8005
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM43673-1BSide A, variant 1

XSM43674-1ASide B, variant 1

XXSM43673-1AASide A, variant 2

XSM43674-1GSide B, variant 2

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS-8005
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM43673-1BSide A

XSM43674-1BSide B

XSM 43673Side A label

XSM 43674Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Australia

July 1958
Label and catalog number
Coronet KLL 579Coronet KLL - 579
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XLP42640On label Side A

XLP42641On label Side B

MX106470On label Side A

MX106471On label Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958CanadaColumbia CL 1105First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958South AfricaColumbia ALD 6222First yearLPLP
1958USColumbia CL 1105First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958USColumbia CL 1105First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1958USColumbia CS-8005First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1958AustraliaCoronet KLL 579 / Coronet KLL - 579First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USColumbia CS-8005First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia CS 8005LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?JapanColumbia YS102LPLP
?NetherlandsPhilips 840 004LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia P 13559 / CBS Special Products P 13559LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Bali Ha'i4:11
  2. A2Happy Talk2:39
  3. A3Younger Than Springtime3:31
  4. A4I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair2:59
  5. A5Dites-Moi2:39
  6. A6There Is Nothin' Like A Dame2:00
  7. B1A Wonderful Guy2:27
  8. B2Some Enchanted Evening4:34
  9. B3Honey Bun2:34
  10. B4Loneliness Of Evening4:01
  11. B5A Cock-Eyed Optimist2:58
  12. B6This Nearly Was Mine2:55

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Plays Music From South Pacific are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Plays Music From South Pacific are listed here, from 6 countries.

When was Plays Music From South Pacific first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CS-8005, released July 28, 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of Plays Music From South Pacific is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS-8005, CL 1105, KLL 579, ALD 6222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM43673-1B and XSM43674-1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Plays Music From South Pacific on vinyl worth?

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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