Vinyl pressings
by Richard Chamberlain · 1963
All I Have To Do Is Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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.
13121 62XY131-B RE1Runout, Side A, Etched (Variant 1)
K13121 SIDE 2 1 62XY128-8Runout, Side B, Etched (Variant 1)
[s-shaped block stamp] K 13121 62 XY 131-12 2 Side 1 1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
[s-shaped block stamp] K 13121 62 XY 128-Side 2-1 1B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
62-XY-131Side A Label
62-XY-128Side B Label
62 XY 128-2N H MT1Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
62 XY 131-1N GN MT2Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
62 XY 128-1N A MT1Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
62 XY 131-1N A MT1Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
62 XY 128-1N H MT 1Side A runout
62 XY 131-1N P MT 1Side B runout
62XY-128Side A label
62XY-132Side B label
61075A Made In GermanyRunout, Side A
61075B Made In GermanyRunout, Side B
61 075 ASide A Label
61 075 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5367First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | MGM Records 13121XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Finland | MGM Records 45-MGM 10025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | MGM Records 61075 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Ireland | MGM Records MGM- (I) 1189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | MGM Records LL-2208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | MGM Records 45-MGM 19209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-1189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM1189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records 45-MGM-1189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K13121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K13121First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Germany | MGM Records 61 075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MGM Records K131217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of All I Have To Do Is Dream are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K13121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K13121, 45-MGM-1189, 45-MGM1189, 61 075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13121 62XY131-B RE1 and K13121 SIDE 2 1 62XY128-8. 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.
