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Rusty DraperI Get The Blues When It Rains / Buzz Buzz Buzz

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I Get The Blues When It Rains / Buzz Buzz Buzz

by Rusty Draper · 1957

10 pressings7 countriesCountryVocalPopFolk

I Get The Blues When It Rains was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Get The Blues When It Rains

6 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

October 16, 1957
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71221X45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YW 16036 2USide A Runout Stamped

YW 16035 2USide B Runout Stamped

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Country unknown

October 16, 1957
Label and catalog number
Mercury 71.221 x 45
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YW 16036 2USide A Runout Stamped

YW 16035 2USide B Runout Stamped

YW 16036A side label

YW 16035B side label

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Norway

1957
Label and catalog number
Mercury MNS 3015
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YW-45-16035-ARunout, side A, stamped

YW-45-16036-ARunout, side AA, stamped

YW 45-16035Label side A

YW 45-16036Label side A

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Sweden

1957
Label and catalog number
Mercury B 45-745
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

YW-45-16035-ARunout, side A, stamped

YW-45-16036-ARunout, side B, stamped

YW 45-16035Label side A

YW 45-16036Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957CanadaMercury 71221First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1957NorwayMercury MNS 3015First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957SwedenMercury B 45-745First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957UnknownMercury 71.221 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USMercury 71221X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USMercury 71221X45First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958AustraliaEsquire Mercury 452007", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1958ItalyMercury 71221X457", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMercury 71221X7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?New ZealandMercury S45-43057", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AI Get The Blues When It Rains2:18
  2. BBuzz Buzz Buzz2:08

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Get The Blues When It Rains are there?

10 vinyl pressings of I Get The Blues When It Rains are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.

When was I Get The Blues When It Rains first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada, Norway, Sweden. One of them is Mercury 71221X45, released October 16, 1957.

How do I tell if my copy of I Get The Blues When It Rains is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71221X45, 71.221 x 45, 71221, MNS 3015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 16036 2U and YW 16035 2U. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Get The Blues When It Rains on vinyl worth?

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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