US
1964- Label and catalog number
- MGM Records K13299
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Ray Peterson · 1964
Across The Street / When I Stop Dreaming was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
45.64XY708 7XMGM415Side A, runout
45.64XY754 7XMGM416Side B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | MGM Records MGM 5406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | MGM Records MGM 5406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | MGM Records 13299XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | MGM Records 61105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | MGM Records DM-1029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1258First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K13299First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K13299First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records K132997", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1965 | Germany | MGM Records 61 1057", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Italy | MGM Records K 132997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | MGM Records MGM 12587", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Across The Street / When I Stop Dreaming are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K13299.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K13299, MGM 1258, MGM 5406, 13299X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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