Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff And The Singers · 1966
Somewhere, My Love / Midsummer In Sweden was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZSP-113993 1F TIRunout, side A, etched
ZSP113983-1A TIIIRunout, side B, stamped, except for TIII etched
ZSP 113993Label side A
ZSP 113983Label side B
ZSP-113993-1L P 5Runout, side A, Stamped
ZSP113983-1D 6 PRunout, side B, etched
ZSP 113993Label side A
ZSP 113983Label side B
ZSP-113993 1A sSide A etched - Variant 1
[ZSP113983-1B] ssSide B etched [Stamped] - Variant 1
ZSP 113993Label side A
ZSP 113983Label side B
ZSP113993-1K p 1A-Side Runout Etching
p ZSP-113993 1C 2AA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 113993Labels
JZSP 113993A
JZSP 113983B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Barbados | Columbia 4-43626First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 2089 / CBS CBS 2089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | CBS BA 301112First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Greece | CBS BA 301112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Malaysia | CBS 2-491First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2089 / CBS 43626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461104First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS 2089 / CBS CBS 2089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | CBS 2089 / CBS CBS 2089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202089First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202089First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43626First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43626First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2212997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | CBS 20897" | 7" |
| ? | Germany | CBS 20897" | 7" |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 2089 / CBS 436267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Somewhere, My Love / Midsummer In Sweden are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43626.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43626, 202089, 2089, BA 301112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-113993 1F TI and ZSP113983-1A TIII. 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.
