Vinyl pressings
by Roger Miller · 1965
Golden Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG 27073A S2 RRSide A runout
MG 27073B S3 RRSide B runout
MGS-27073Side A & B labels
MG 27073A S1 RR RIIIISide A runout variant 1
MG 27073B S1 RRSide B runout variant 1
MG 27073A S3 I RRSide A runout variant 2
MG 27073B S2 RR ISide B runout variant 2
MG 27073A S1 RR VIRunout A-Side, variant 1
MG 27073B S1 RRRunout B-Side, variant 1
MG 27073A S1 RR RIIIIRunout A-Side, variant 2
MG 27073B S1 II RRRunout B-Side, variant 2
SR 67073-A-S3 RRRunout Side A, Variant 1
SR 67073-B-S2 RRRunout Side B, Variant 1
SR 67073-A-S1 IIII RRRunout Side A, Variant 2
SR 67073-B-S1 III RRRunout Side B, Variant 2
SR 67073-A-S3 RRRunout side A, variant 1
SR 67073-B-S2 RRRunout side B, variant 1
SR 67073-A-S4 RRRunout side A, variant 2
SR 67073-B-S2 RRRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Smash Records SRS-67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67073First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | Canada | Mercury MGS-27073 / Smash Records MGS 27073First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Smash Records MGS 27073 / Smash Records MGS. 27073First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL 7696 / Philips B 14563 LFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073 / Smash Records SRS 67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073 / Smash Records SRS 67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073 / Smash Records SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67073 / Smash Records SRS-67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073 / Smash Records SRS 67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67073 / Smash Records SRS-67073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS-67073LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records MGS-27073First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records MGS-27073First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury SRS-67073 / Mercury SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9428LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury SRS-67073 / Mercury SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury BT-8004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Mercury BT-8004LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips PD 202LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Philips PD 202LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS-202LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS-202LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS-202LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6336 576LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRS-67073 / Mercury SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 14563 LLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury International 134 560 MFYLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 843 458 BYLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 6430 037LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Philips BL14563LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Music World TRO 348LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mercury International SMWL21010 / Mercury SMWL21010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS-67073 / Smash Records SRS 67073LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Golden Hits are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Smash Records MGS-27073, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGS-27073, MGS 27073, SRS-67073, SRS 67073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 27073A S2 RR and MG 27073B S3 RR. 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.
