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Vinyl pressings

The Best Of Sellers

by Peter Sellers · 1958

31 pressings6 countriesVocalParodyComedyNon-Music

The Best Of Sellers 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 The Best Of Sellers

8 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.

UK

1958
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMD 1069
Format
LP, 10", Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XE 255-1N GL 1stamped runout side 1

XE 256-1N RG 1 2stamped runout side 2

XE.254Side A label

XE.255Side B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1958
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMD 1069
Format
LP, 10", Mono · Mardons
Runout / matrix

XE 255-1N GL 1stamped runout side 1

XE 256-1N RG 1 2stamped runout side 2

XE.254label side 1

XE.255label side 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1958
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMD 1069
Format
LP, 10", Mono
Runout / matrix

XE 255-1Nstamped runout side 1

XE 256-1Nstamped runout side 2

XE.254label side 1

XE.255label side 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1958
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMD 1069
Format
LP, 10", Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XE 255-1N GL 1stamped runout side 1

XE 256-1N RG 1 2stamped runout side 2

XE.254Side A label

XE.255Side B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1958
Label and catalog number
Parlophone PMD 1069
Format
LP, 10", Mono
Runout / matrix

XE 254-1Nstamped runout side 1

XE 255-1Nstamped runout side 2

XE.254label side 1

XE.255label side 2

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 31 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958New ZealandParlophone PMDM 1069First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1958New ZealandParlophone PMDM 1069 / Parlophone PMDM.1069First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1958South AfricaParlophone PMDJ 1069First yearLP, 10"LP, 10"
1958UKParlophone PMD 1069First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKParlophone PMD 1069First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1958UKParlophone PMD 1069First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1958UKParlophone PMD 1069First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKParlophone PMD 1069First yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1959AustraliaParlophone PMDO 1069LP, 10"LP, 10"
1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaAngel Records ANG. 35884LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1960CanadaAngel Records ANGEL 35484 / Angel Records ANG. 35884LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaAngel Records ANG. S35884LPLP
1960CanadaAngel Records ANG. S35884LPLP
1960USAngel Records 35884 / Angel Records S35884LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1961USAngel Records 35884 / Angel Records ANGEL 35884LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1961USAngel Records 35884 / Angel Records ANGEL 35884LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1963UKParlophone PMD 1069LP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1964UKParlophone PMD 106910", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973AustraliaAxis AXIS 6101LPLP
1973UKStarline MRS 5157 / Starline 0C 048 ◦ 05305MLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1975New ZealandStarline MRS 5157 / Regal MRS 5157LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980New ZealandEMI MID 30LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1980South AfricaEMI CEY(M) 215 / EMI CEY (M) 215LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaAxis AXIS 6429LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?South AfricaParlophone PMCJ 58LPLP
?UKParlophone PMD 106910", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKParlophone PMD 1069LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UKParlophone PMD 1069LP, 10", Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKStarline MRS 5157 / Starline OC 048 ◦ 05305MLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UKParlophone PMD 1069LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UKParlophone PMD 1069LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1The Trumpet Volunteer
  2. A2Auntie Rotter
  3. A3All The Things You Are
  4. A4We Need The Money
  5. B1I'm So Ashamed
  6. B2Party Political Speech
  7. B3Balham - Gateway To The South
  8. B4Suddenly It's Folk Song

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of Sellers are there?

31 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Sellers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1980.

When was The Best Of Sellers first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Parlophone PMD 1069.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of Sellers is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PMD 1069, PMDM 1069, PMDJ 1069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XE 255-1N GL 1 and XE 256-1N RG 1 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of Sellers 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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