Vinyl pressings
by Sandy Stewart · 1962
My Coloring Book 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 8 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.
45-NO9W-3095-1C △-45793 MR Bell SoundRunout side A
NO9W-3103-1C MR △-45794 Bell SoundRunout side B
NO9W-3095Label side A
NO9W-3103Label side B
A1 NO9W-3095-1B I Bell SoundRunout, side A
N09W-3103-1B I A3 Bell SoundRunout, side B
NO9W-3095Label side A
NO9W-3103Label side B
N09W-3095-1 A R BellSoundSide A runout
N09W-3103-1A A1 A R BellSoundSide B runout
NO9W-3095Side A label
NO9W-3103Side B label
NO9W-3095Label side A
NO9W-3096Label side B
I.45.1176-ALabel side A
I.45.1176-BLabel side B
PP-192-A2.Runout side A
PP-192-B2.Runout side B
AA0191-ALabel side A
AA0191-BLabel 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 | Pye Records PP - 192First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Australia | Pye Records PP-192First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Canada | Colpix Records CP 669First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Colpix Records CP 15039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Colpix Records C 705First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N25152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Colpix Records CP 15039First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | UK | Pye International 7N.25176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 669 / Colpix Records CP-669First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 669First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records XCP 669First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Colpix Records CP 669First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Colpix Records JET-12317", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Colpix Records CX 42.8867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of My Coloring Book are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Colpix Records CP 669.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 669, XCP 669, 7N.25176, PP - 192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-NO9W-3095-1C △-45793 MR Bell Sound and NO9W-3103-1C MR △-45794 Bell Sound. 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.
