Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff And The Singers · 1967
This Is My Song And Other Great Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
0 XLP-117682 1D TSide A: All Etched Except T
0 XLP117683-1G TSide B: All Stamped
XLP-117682 1F B P(var. 1) side A runout etched
XLP-117683 1F A P(var. 1) side B runout etched
XSM-117684-1FRunout A Etching
XSM117685-1FRunout B Etching
XSM 117684Label A
XSM 117685Label B
XSM 117684 A1 C 2Label [Side A]
XSM 117685 (Symbol) IF CLabel [Side B]
XLP-117682 1B S1side A
o XSM 117684 1A C3 GSide A) etched
o XSM 117685 1A 4 0 1 3Side B) etched
XSM- 117684 1A o S \Side A runout
XSM-117685 1B o S \Side B runout
XSM 117684Side A label
XSM 117685Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9476First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | CBS S 63037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Mexico | CBS CL 5207First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | CBS 63.037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63037 / CBS SBPG 63037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63037 / CBS BPG 63037First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS ALD 8052First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63037 / CBS SBPG 63037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63037 / CBS SBPG 63037First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9476First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9476First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2676First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | CBS S 63037 / CBS 63037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | CBS ASF1189LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9476LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS LSP 13250LP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 63037LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS LSP 13250LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS LSP 13250LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 9785LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233411 / CBS CS 9476LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233411 / CBS CS 9476LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 15115 / CBS CS 9476LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS SS 63037LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BP 473411LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4149LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
30 vinyl pressings of This Is My Song And Other Great Hits are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2676.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2676, CS 9476, 63037, ALD 8052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 XLP-117682 1D T and 0 XLP117683-1G T. 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.
