Vinyl pressings
by Richard Chamberlain · 1962
Richard Chamberlain Sings was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
E4088A 62-MG-634-1Variant 1, Side A runout
E-4088B 62-MG-635Variant 1, Side B runout
E-4088A 62-MG-634 WCVariant 2, Side A runout
E-4088B 62-MG-635 WCVariant 2, Side B runout
62-MG-634Label side A
2XMG-214Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | MGM Records MGM 02 923First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | MGM Records E-4088(C) / MGM Records E-4088First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Costa Rica | Indica, S.A. 660.003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Mexico | MGM Records 60003 / Peerless 60 003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Peru | MGM Records E-4088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | South Africa | MGM Records JC 1116 / MGM Records MGM.JC 1116First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Southern Rhodesia | MGM Records MGM JC 1116First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | MGM Records MGM-C-923 / MGM Records MGM C 923First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | MGM Records C 923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | UK | MGM Records MGM JC 1116First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records E-4088 / MGM Records E4088First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | MGM Records E-4088 / MGM Records E4088First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | Japan | MGM Records YS-5096LP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM.MC.6134 / MGM Records MGM-MC 6134LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records SE-4088 / MGM Records SE4088LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | MGM Records LP - 30.012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Metro Records M-564(A)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | MGM Records E-4088LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Metro Records M-564 / Metro Records M564LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records T-90512LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
24 vinyl pressings of Richard Chamberlain Sings are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records E-4088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-4088, MGM-C-923, C 923, MGM JC 1116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4088A 62-MG-634-1 and E-4088B 62-MG-635. 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.
