Vinyl pressings
by Sandy Posey · 1966
Single Girl / Blue Is My Best Color was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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.
K13612 N50129 Nashville Matrix ZTSB 120668-2ASide A runout
K13612 N50139 Nashville Matrix ZTSB 120669-2ASide B runout
N 50,129Side A label
N 50,139Side B label
[s-shaped block stamp] K13612 N50129 12 ZTSB 120668-1B <A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K13612 N50139 13 ZTSB 120669-1A <B-Side Runout Etching
N 50,129A-Side Label
N 50,139B-Side Label
ZTSB 120668-1H Ⓛ K 13612 N50129Runout, side A, etched
ZTSB 120669-1H Ⓤ K13612 N50139Runout, side B, etched
N 50,129Label side A
N 50,139Label side B
K13612 N50129 (MR) ZTSB 120668-1E @ △63816A side runout
K13612 N50139 (MR) ZTSB 120669-1E @ △63817B side runout
N-50,129A side label
N-50,139B side label
N 50,129A-side runout, in brackets
N 50,139B-side runout, in brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5441First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | MGM Records 13612XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | MGM Records K 13612First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | MGM Records 13612XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | MGM Records MGM 1330First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Denmark | MGM Records MGM 1330First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | MGM Records 61 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Ireland | MGM Records MGM(I) 1330First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Jamaica | MGM Records K13612First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | MGM Records 61 142 / MGM Records 61142First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM.73173First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Nigeria | MGM Records 61142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | MGM Records MGM 1330First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1330First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | MGM Records 07657", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of Single Girl / Blue Is My Best Color are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K 13612.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 13612, K13612, K-13612, MGM 1330) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K13612 N50129 Nashville Matrix ZTSB 120668-2A and K13612 N50139 Nashville Matrix ZTSB 120669-2A. 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.
